A Guardian of Horror: Ten Years of Abuse Behind Closed Doors

In the Moscow region, a foster guardian who received public praise and state awards is now on trial for allegedly abusing disabled children for ten years. Former foster daughters describe hunger, confinement, surveillance cameras, and years of fear behind the walls of a two-story house near Pavlovsky Posad. The case only came to light when one young woman found the courage to go to police after turning eighteen.This episode examines how the abuse allegedly remained hidden for so long — and what it reveals about oversight failures and the vulnerability of children in state care.