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Boston Globe Spotlight Team @globespotlight.bsky.social · 9d

"My body went into freeze mode.”

Allegations of sexual abuse piled up against a top Boston doctor. A Spotlight investigation found he could have been stopped much earlier, if not for a series of failures across the medical system.

Dr. Derrick Todd has been accused of abusing patients. He could have been stopped sooner.

Hundreds of women allege Dr. Derrick Todd sexually abused them over a decade. A Globe Spotlight investigation found the state’s medical establishment missed key warning signs.

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Boston Globe Spotlight Team @globespotlight.bsky.social · 2d

Each year, 600 kids in the state’s child welfare system go missing. Many are high-risk teenagers who sometimes don’t come back. Today's Starting Point examines how the system works (or doesn’t).

Globe reporters pieced together the tragic fate of a runaway kid in Mass. Here’s how they did it. - The Boston Globe

600 kids in the state’s child welfare system go missing each year. Many are high-risk teenagers who sometimes don’t come back.

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The Boston Globe @bostonglobe.com · 9d

🧵 Nearly 250 patients have filed civil lawsuits alleging sexual abuse by Dr. Derrick Todd, a renowned doctor at top Boston hospitals. He also faces two criminal charges of rape.

A @globespotlight.bsky.social report found he could have been stopped earlier.

Dr. Derrick Todd has been accused of abusing patients. He could have been stopped sooner.

Hundreds of women allege Dr. Derrick Todd sexually abused them over a decade. A Globe Spotlight investigation found the state’s medical establishment missed key warning signs.

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Boston Globe Spotlight Team @globespotlight.bsky.social · 9d

Sign up to get the Spotlight newsletter in your inbox for a window into how the investigative team reports. globe.com/spotlightnewsletter

Boston Globe Spotlight Team @globespotlight.bsky.social · 9d

Dr. Derrick Todd has been accused of abusing patients. He could have been stopped sooner.

Hundreds of women allege Dr. Derrick Todd sexually abused them over a decade. A Globe Spotlight investigation found the state’s medical establishment missed key warning signs.

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Boston Globe Spotlight Team @globespotlight.bsky.social · Jul 18

Read the Spotlight Team's past reporting on Steward Health Care here.

Inside Steward Health Care: A Boston Globe Spotlight Team report

A Boston Globe Spotlight Team review found the Steward Health Care hospital system plagued by staggering neglect at the hands of executives.

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Boston Globe Spotlight Team @globespotlight.bsky.social · Jul 18

New: Steward Health Care accused its founder and other former top officials of plundering the hospital chain of hundreds of millions of dollars in a scheme that directly led to the collapse of the once-high flying, Boston-born company.

Steward alleges former CEO Ralph de la Torre and execs plundered the hospital chain of hundreds of millions of dollars - The Boston Globe

The filing this week in Steward's bankruptcy court accuses it's founder and top executives of defrauding the company of some $262 million.

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Boston Globe Spotlight Team @globespotlight.bsky.social · May 22

To hear more about the secretive world of confidential informants, listen to our investigative podcast, "Snitch City." link.chtbl.com/tTLbVzKf?sid...

Spotlight: Snitch City

Spotlight: Snitch City brings listeners inside the clandestine world of police informants through the story of one police department. Investigative reporter Dugan Arnett uncovers rampant misconduct an...

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Boston Globe Spotlight Team @globespotlight.bsky.social · May 22

We also included steps for how to submit your own records request.

If you have a question about this data or want to provide a response from your agency, email [email protected].

We believe the public has a right to this information.

Snitch City: Explore the data

Dozens of agencies, including the police department in Brockton, one of the state’s largest cities, currently have no policy governing the use of informants.

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Boston Globe Spotlight Team @globespotlight.bsky.social · May 22

After the Spotlight Team requested data from each of the state’s more than 400 law enforcement agencies, we built a searchable tool with all the data.

Now you can see how your police department uses confidential informants. trib.al/muBNAez

White text on a red background. Text at the top reads: “Here’s how police in your community use confidential informants. The Spotlight Team requested data from each of the state’s more than 400 law enforcement agencies about confidential informants. Our tool shows how each responded.” Underneath the text, a dropdown menu reads “Search for an agency.” Following it is the beginning of a list of law enforcement agencies in Massachusetts.

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Boston Globe Spotlight Team @globespotlight.bsky.social · May 22

These are the police departments the lawsuits were lodged against:

• Boston
• Worcester
• Springfield
• New Bedford
• Massachusetts State Police

The Globe’s suit against the Boston Police Department is the broadest.

Globe sues 5 Mass. police departments in effort to shine light on shadowy world of confidential informants - The Boston Globe

The newspaper sought information from each of Massachusetts' 400-plus police departments about how they handle confidential informants.

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Boston Globe Spotlight Team @globespotlight.bsky.social · May 22

🧵 In our recent investigation, we found that all too often the secrecy shrouding the use of confidential informants can serve as a cover for misconduct.

So we made public records requests. Some of the state's police agencies failed to comply. Now the Globe has filed lawsuits.

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The Boston Globe @bostonglobe.com · May 16

We are live! Join the discussion here: www.reddit.com/r/massachuse...

From the massachusetts community on Reddit

Explore this post and more from the massachusetts community

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Boston Globe Spotlight Team @globespotlight.bsky.social · May 15

What do you want to know about the financial collapse of Steward Health Care?

Reporters from the Globe Spotlight Team will be talking about our investigative series tomorrow in a Reddit AMA. Join us: trib.al/83ICnxq

The Boston Globe @bostonglobe.com · May 15

Have a question about Steward Health Care's downfall? A team of Globe reporters who have been investigating the saga over the last year are here to bring you answers.

Join them on Reddit for a behind-the-scenes look at their reporting.

Submit questions here: trib.al/83ICnxq

Square shaped box with a black background and white text. At the top of the square it says: ask us anything | reddit 10 a.m. Friday. There is a photo of the outside of outside of St. Anne’s Hospital, which was operated by Steward Health Care, in Fall River under that. The next row of text says: Reddit AMA on r/massachusetts. The text underneath that black says: A team of Boston Globe reporters will be answering questions about their year-long investigation into Steward Health Care.

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Rebecca Ostriker @rebeccaostriker.bsky.social · May 12

The @newyorker.com: "In 'Spotlight: Snitch City,' the Boston Globe skillfully reveals how police abused confidential informants in a Massachusetts port town," from @asarahlarson.bsky.social www.newyorker.com/culture/podc... @bostonglobe.com @globespotlight.bsky.social

Spare a Thought for the Snitch

In “Spotlight: Snitch City,” the Boston Globe skillfully reveals how police abused confidential informants in a Massachusetts port town.

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Brendan McCarthy @bmccarthynews.bsky.social · May 12

"Like other outstanding podcasts that home in on local injustices, it raises our awareness of a wider systemic problem," the @newyorker.com critic wrote.

If you have haven't downloaded our podcast series, you're missing out: apps.bostonglobe.com/metro/invest...

Listen to the Snitch City podcast

Spotlight: Snitch City brings listeners inside the clandestine world of police informants through the story of one police department.

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Brendan McCarthy @bmccarthynews.bsky.social · May 12

The latest rave review for the 'Snitch City' podcast is in. @newyorker.com says memorable interviewees put a human face on @globespotlight.bsky.social’s "stunning findings." www.newyorker.com/culture/podc...

Spare a Thought for the Snitch

In “Spotlight: Snitch City,” the Boston Globe skillfully reveals how police abused confidential informants in a Massachusetts port town.

www.newyorker.com

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Boston Globe Spotlight Team @globespotlight.bsky.social · May 7

This episode is part of a larger podcast and series detailing the secretive world of confidential informants within one city.

Dive into all of our reporting here.

Spotlight | Snitch City: Investigation into police misuse of confidential informants

In a nation addicted to drugs, police are addicted to informants.

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Boston Globe Spotlight Team @globespotlight.bsky.social · May 7

Listen to our bonus episode of "Snitch City."

This eight-year case first brought a Globe reporter to New Bedford, laying the groundwork for this very podcast on confidential informants.

Finally, it's time to hear the outcome. link.chtbl.com/tTLbVzKf?sid...

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Boston Globe Spotlight Team @globespotlight.bsky.social · May 5

Read through all of our reporting on the Steward Health Care crisis in Massachusetts and beyond.

Inside Steward Health Care: A Boston Globe Spotlight Team report

A Boston Globe Spotlight Team review found the Steward Health Care hospital system plagued by staggering neglect at the hands of executives.

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Boston Globe Spotlight Team @globespotlight.bsky.social · May 5

That story led to dozens more.

Our reporting on Steward Health Care's explosive growth — and ultimate collapse — spanned months.

These stories exposed the deadly consequences of the hospital chain's financial neglect and mismanagement.

Steward Health News: Practice of neglect led to indignity, death

On the whole, Steward’s more than 30 hospitals have been among the worst, the most troubled in the country over the last five years, according to several measures.

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Boston Globe Spotlight Team @globespotlight.bsky.social · May 5

This was one of our first investigations.

Barely a day after Sungida Rashid gave birth at St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center, she was bleeding to death. The device doctors could have used to help her wasn't available. Steward Health Care hadn't paid the bill.

Steward’s medical devices were repossessed. Weeks later, a new mother died. - The Boston Globe

Some patients of the nine-hospital system say they have struggled to access care, with doctors blaming Steward's financial problems as the cause.

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Boston Globe Spotlight Team @globespotlight.bsky.social · May 5

The Globe's reporting on the crisis at Steward Health Care, with contributions from @occrp.org, has been named a @pulitzerprizes.bsky.social finalist for Public Service.

The Boston Globe recognized as Pulitzer Prize finalist in public service, editorial writing, and illustrated reporting and commentary - The Boston Globe

The Pulitzer Prize Board highlighted the Globe’s coverage of financial mismanagement at Steward Health Care and its impact on patients and their families for its public service award, one of the most ...

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Boston Globe Spotlight Team @globespotlight.bsky.social · Apr 2

Subscribe here to listen to “Snitch City” from the Globe Spotlight Team. link.chtbl.com/tTLbVzKf?sid...

Explore the full project below.

Spotlight | Snitch City: Investigation into police misuse of confidential informants

In a nation addicted to drugs, police are addicted to informants.

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Boston Globe Spotlight Team @globespotlight.bsky.social · Apr 2

Two former New Bedford informants tell shocking stories in a new episode of "Snitch City.”

Spotlight reporters Dugan Arnett and Andrew Ryan try to get answers and accountability.

Listen here.

Spotlight: Snitch City episode 5 | All This For Nothing - The Boston Globe

Two former New Bedford informants tell their shocking stories and the Spotlight Team searches for accountability.

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The Boston Globe @bostonglobe.com · Apr 1

A new episode of “Snitch City,” an investigative podcast from @globespotlight.bsky.social, is out now.

This is episode 5: All This For Nothing. trib.al/AUSQuaN

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