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The Adults in the Room

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Episode 10: What Happens Next

May 14, 2024 · 22 min

Eight years since the scandal, has School 57 gone through a reckoning? The school’s principal has ignored Nastya’s interview requests. But a former teacher shares her disturbing experience. Visit our website for photos and other materials…
Episode 9: Violation of Everything

May 14, 2024 · 33 min

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Episode 8: The Men

May 14, 2024 · 26 min

Nastya tracks down Boris Meerson’s home address in Israel. Recorder in hand, she turns up unannounced to put the allegations to him. Visit our website for photos and other materials referenced in the story: https://adu…
Episode 7: Institutional Betrayal

May 14, 2024 · 23 min

After his alleged relationships with Sara and Revekka, Mark Gondelman worked on a PhD at New York University. The two women contacted the university administrators to tell their stories. Visit our website for photos and other materials…
Episode 6: The Survivor's Career

May 14, 2024 · 30 min

When Russian authorities opened a criminal case against Boris Meerson and Masha Nemzer, both were in Israel, beyond the reach of prosecutors. The alleged victims looked for other means to bring their abusers to justice. Visit our website…

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Episode 5: The Storm Begins

May 14, 2024 · 37 min

In 2016, news of Boris Meerson’s alleged abuse was broadcast on Russian state television. But the scandal would traumatize the alleged victims all over again. Visit our website for photos and other materials referenced in the story…
Episode 4: Animal-like Behavior

May 14, 2024 · 44 min

For 26 years, Boris Meerson taught history at School 57 in Moscow. He also led class trips abroad. Several former students say he took opportunities to abuse them on those trips. Visit our website for photos and other materials…
Episode 3: Everybody Knew

May 14, 2024 · 24 min

Did leaders at Sambation know one of their colleagues was allegedly abusing children? Nastya speaks to one former teacher who accuses her of prying into the private lives of others. Visit our website for photos and other materials…
Episode 2: Something Indecent

May 14, 2024 · 38 min

Sara Bezrukavnikova and Revekka Gershovich describe how they were abused as children by Mark Gondelman. Visit our website for photos and other materials referenced in the story: https://adultsintheroom.libolibo.me/ Support investigations…
Episode 1: A Fortress Besieged

May 14, 2024 · 24 min

Mark Gondelman is a former teacher at Sambation, a summer camp for high-achieving students in Russia. He’s also been accused of sexually abusing children. Nastya confronts him at Goethe University in Frankfurt, Germany, where he works as a…
The Adults in the Room: Trailer

May 7, 2024 · 2 min

The Adults in the Room is an investigation into alleged sexual abuse of children. The series begins at a prestigious Moscow school, then crosses the globe into America, Israel and beyond. It’s a tale of violence, betrayal and impunity…

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About the show

Nastya Krasilnikova is an investigative journalist who covers sexual violence against women and children. A year and a half ago, former students associated with one of Russia’s most prestigious schools approached her with allegations of serial abuse by teachers. Her investigation has uncovered a network of harm and complicity in a tight-knit circle of Russian intelligentsia. The story spans many years and multiple countries. It asks what happens when a community refuses to atone for the violence of its leaders. As Russia wages a senseless war in Ukraine, that question couldn’t be more pressing. For additional materials visit our website: https://adultsintheroom.libolibo.me/ For feedback adultsintheroom@libolibo.me This is a podcast by Libo/Libo