“Phelim McAleer – Grooming Gangs Horror: How Courts Reveal What Journalists Conceal”

“Filmmaker and journalist Phelim McAleer discusses his work exposing institutional blind spots. From the 2018 film Gosnell on the abortion industry to his recent verbatim drama The Grooming Gangs Cover-Up (2025), Phelim recreates the Oxford grooming gang trial’s sentencing remarks using actual court transcripts—highlighting the scale of abuse affecting thousands of UK girls and the ensuing cover-up.
He critiques media portrayals that sanitize trauma for entertainment, shares anecdotes from covering trials like Kevin Spacey’s (where journalists suppressed exonerating evidence), and calls for public access to costly transcripts to ensure accountability. The discussion extends to parallels in the US, from Dearborn, MI, to Minneapolis, MN, and indicts 14 years of Conservative inaction amid rising immigration.
A sobering listen featuring a raw trial excerpt that garnered millions of views via Elon Musk’s retweet. Essential for understanding journalism’s role in justice.”