Accountability
Bitter custody
A controversial theory on child abuse is swaying judges to award custody to parents accused of harm. We trace the origins of “parental alienation.”
Staff
Biography
Trey Bundy is a reporter for Reveal, covering youth. After beginning his career at the San Francisco Chronicle, he joined The Bay Citizen, where he covered child welfare, juvenile justice, education and crime. His work also has appeared in The New York Times, SF Weekly, The Huffington Post, the PBS NewsHour, Planet magazine and other news outlets. He has won three awards from the Society of Professional Journalists. In 2009, he won the national Hearst Journalism Award for article of the year. Bundy has a bachelor's degree in journalism from San Francisco State University. He is based in Reveal's Emeryville, California, office.
Articles
Hidden Abuse Under the Watchtower
Jehovah’s Witness abuse files remain secret after court settlements
The cases marked the first time it had allowed its mother lode of child sexual abuse files into the hands of anyone outside the organization.
Hidden Abuse Under the Watchtower
New documents about Jehovah’s Witnesses’ sex abuse begin to leak out
The documents detail the accusations of two sisters who say they were sexually assaulted by their father when they were growing up.
Hidden Abuse Under the Watchtower
Jehovah’s Witnesses’ tab for child sex abuse secrecy: $2M and counting
Appeals court judges called the organization a “recalcitrant litigant who refuses to follow valid orders and merely reiterates losing arguments.”
Hidden Abuse Under the Watchtower
Jehovah’s Witnesses double down on Scripture used to ignore abuse
Even though Jehovah’s Witnesses are under pressure worldwide for covering up child sexual abuse, a senior official says the policy will never change.
Hidden Abuse Under the Watchtower
Jehovah’s Witnesses sued in Canada over history of sex abuse cover-up
An ongoing investigation by Reveal found that the religion instructs local leaders to hide child abuse from law enforcement.
Hidden Abuse Under the Watchtower
Australia does what US won’t: Investigate Jehovah’s Witness cover-up
As part of a three-year investigation into the Jehovah’s Witnesses child sexual abuse policies, Reveal contacted the FBI, attorneys general in New York and California, the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office and several members of Congress, and found no indication of a government investigation.
Hidden Abuse Under the Watchtower
Reveal event aims to pry loose documents in Jehovah’s Witnesses cover-up
We facilitated a day of candid discussions about ways to address the Jehovah’s Witnesses child abuse crisis with sources from across the globe.
Hidden Abuse Under the Watchtower
Jehovah’s Witnesses settle suit alleging cover-up of child sex abuse
The settlement came five days into a trial in which a former Witness claimed the religion’s parent corporation violated Pennsylvania’s child abuse reporting laws by instructing elders not to report her allegations to police.
Hidden Abuse Under the Watchtower
Secrets of the Watchtower
On this episode of Reveal, we track down people who know the Jehovah’s Witnesses’ secrets and expose stories behind a religion with 8 million follower