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Brother Paul's Children's Mission

Child sexual abuse ring from Michigan, U.S

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Feb 7, 2026

How did Detroit Free Press reporting in 1975 portray Francis D. Shelden before the criminal investigations began?

’ coverage presented as a wealthy, private-managing owner of and a patron of children’s outdoor programs — a genteel, blue-blooded conservationist and philanthropist with a “squeaky clean” public pers...

Feb 7, 2026

What documented connections exist between Christopher Busch and Brother Paul's client records?

Public records, contemporary newspaper reporting and FOIA-released investigative files show multiple documented contacts linking to the circle around “Brother Paul’s Children’s Mission” on —he was nam...

Feb 5, 2026

How did local Michigan newspapers report on Frank Shelden and Brother Paul's in 1975–1977?

Local newspapers from 1975–1977 moved from descriptive profiles of as a wealthy private island owner to investigative exposés linking his “Brother Paul’s Children’s Mission” operation to , with sustai...

Feb 4, 2026

What prosecutions and legal outcomes resulted from the 1976 North Fox Island investigation?

in 1976 exposed known as "Brother Paul’s Children’s Mission," producing several criminal prosecutions but falling short of comprehensive justice: at least one associate was arrested and later sentence...

Feb 4, 2026

Brother Paul's and North Fox Island controversy?

was a 1970s front organization tied to activities on — a private island owned by — that law enforcement investigated after child sexual-abuse material produced on the island surfaced in 1976, and repo...