Contributors

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Carolyn McCulley

Carolyn McCulley is an award-winning documentary filmmaker, podcast producer, and founder of Citygate Films. She is currently directing a feature film about the abuse survivors who spent decades trying to get the Southern Baptist denomination to recognize the abuse crisis in their midst. The film's working title is OUT OF DARKNESS. It is fiscally sponsored by the Southern Documentary Fund, where tax-deductible donations can be made to support the film. Her latest short film, THE RAGE OF EVIL: THOUGHTS FROM A FORMER SCHOOL SHOOTER won two film festival jury awards and was acquired by HuffPost. Carolyn is also the author of three books and a frequent conference speaker.

http://citygatefilms.com/aboutus
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Rachael Denhollander

Rachael Denhollander is an attorney, author, advocate, and educator who is recognized as a leading voice on the topic of sexual abuse. She became known internationally in 2016 as the first woman to pursue criminal charges and speak publicly against USA Gymnastics’ team doctor Larry Nassar, one of the most prolific sexual abusers in recorded history. In 2019 she published an autobiographical account of her experience, What is a Girl Worth?: My Story of Breaking the Silence and Exposing the Truth about Larry Nassar and USA Gymnastics. Rachael is also the author of What is a Little Girl Worth? and, with her husband, Jacob, What is a Little Boy Worth?  She is currently serving as an advisor to the Southern Baptist Convention's Sexual Abuse Task Force.

https://rachaeldenhollander.com
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Robert Downen

Robert Downen covers nonprofits and other business news for the Houston Chronicle. He's also covered religion, City Hall and COVID-19.

After joining the newspaper as a Hearst Fellow in 2017, Robert was part of the investigative team behind "Abuse of Faith," a joint investigation by the Chronicle and San Antonio Express-News that detailed hundreds of sexual abuses by Southern Baptist church leaders and volunteers. The series won or placed in numerous awards contests, prompted new disclosure laws and continues to dominate the agenda of the Southern Baptist Convention, the nation's second-largest faith group.

Prior to that, he worked as a business reporter in Albany, New York, and as the managing editor of a group of six newspapers in Illinois.  

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/investigations/article/Southern-Baptist-sexual-abuse-spreads-as-leaders-13588038.php