Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Why kids don’t recognize they’ve been sexually abused until much later in life
“Leaving Neverland” is a documentary about sexual abuse allegations against Michael Jackson. It features two men who say Jackson molested them when they were kids.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min read“Leaving Neverland” is a documentary about sexual abuse allegations against Michael Jackson. It features two men who say Jackson molested them when they were kids. There’s been some backlash against HBO and Jackson’s accusers because they previously denied any sexual misconduct took place. But often young victims of sexual abuse don’t realize that they were abused. They don’t understand it until they’re older, if at all.
The full episode
3 of 5
How kids process sexual abuse- 0:00The pros and cons of charter schools
- 11:36The future of prestige programming at HBO
- 20:03Why kids don’t recognize they’ve been sexually abused until much later in lifeYou’re reading this
- 31:48Why women are more likely to study abroad than men
- 39:33Architecture’s highest prize goes to the designer of LA’S MOCA Grand
Madeleine Brand
Host, 'Press Play'
Sarah Sweeney
Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW
Michell Eloy
Former Producer/Line Editor, Press Play
Amy Ta
Digital News & Culture Editor
Bessel Bessel van der Kolk
Boston University School of Medicine; author of “The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma”
Gail Goodman
UC Davis
The full episode
3 of 5How kids process sexual abuse- 0:00The pros and cons of charter schools
- 11:36The future of prestige programming at HBO
- 20:03Why kids don’t recognize they’ve been sexually abused until much later in lifeYou’re reading this
- 31:48Why women are more likely to study abroad than men
- 39:33Architecture’s highest prize goes to the designer of LA’S MOCA Grand