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A new, highly acclaimed documentary purports to blow the lid off rampant sex abuse of child actors in Hollywood and the stunning lack of consequences in an industry that consistently gives offenders more work \u2013\u00a0even if they\u2019ve been convicted.<\/p>\n
Titled \u201cAn Open Secret,\u201d the film examines accounts of sexual abuse over the past few decades. It features former child stars Todd Bridges and Corey Feldman, among many others. But Producer Gabe Hoffman says the problem is much deeper than a couple of famous names.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt continues to be a problem,\u201d Hoffman told WND and Radio America. \u201cWe have a number of much more contemporary cases. One in particular, \u2018Evan H.,\u2019 which was only just a couple of years ago. In \u2018An Open Secret,\u2019 we tend to focus on cases where there are actual convictions or lawsuits that were won. This is incredibly documented stuff.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hoffman said\u00a0the investigation into the scourge of sex abuse of children in Hollywood was never meant to spawn a documentary.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe didn\u2019t set out to make a film,\u201d he said. \u201cThis initially started as a research project with a film company. We looked at the evidence that was gathered and were absolutely compelled to make sure that \u2018An Open Secret\u2019 became a film. Just in our possession, we had five to 10 times as much credible evidence as you\u2019ll see in \u2018An Open Secret.\u2019 The depth and breadth is truly astonishing,\u201d Hoffman said.<\/p>\n
But the alleged horrors don\u2019t end there. Hoffman said the second layer of the scandal is that Hollywood continues to provide work for the offenders.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat is truly amazing is the common-sense, simple, good-citizen steps that Hollywood studios can take right now to get the pedophiles off sets,\u201d Hoffman said.<\/p>\n
\u201cJust like any small business, why can\u2019t a Hollywood studio type in someone\u2019s name and say, \u2018Gosh, I don\u2019t want this convicted pedophile in the building, on the set where children might be\u2019? Our laws say that kids are protected from convicted offenders. They can\u2019t be within a couple thousand feet of a school, let alone in the building. In Hollywood, it\u2019s OK, as long as they\u2019re not one-on-one.\u201d<\/p>\n
The documentary names many figures in the entertainment industry who have admitted or been convicted of sexual abuse of children. Hoffman shared a few for this interview, including actor Brian Peck.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s ingrained in the Hollywood elite, and even after his conviction for child sex abuse, Brian Peck worked as recently as 2013 on the hit TV show, \u2018Anger Management,\u2019 the one that starred Charlie Sheen,\u201d Hoffman said.<\/p>\n
\u201cVictor Salva is the director of the \u2018Jeepers Creepers\u2019 franchise, of which there are several. He also filmed \u2018Powder.\u2019 In 1989, Victor Salva was convicted of child sexual abuse with a 12-year-old boy, served time, and now he\u2019s a major director and hardly anybody talks about him,\u201d Hoffman said.<\/p>\n
Listen to the WND\/Radio America interview with Producer Gabe Hoffman:<\/p>\n