Episode

Short Suck #52: Protected Predator: The Johnson City Scandal

Podcast: Timesuck with Dan Cummins
Published: Feb 27, 2026
Duration seconds: 3465
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Summary

A serial predator drugs women, keeps a list of victims, and somehow keeps slipping through the cracks — while the people meant to stop him sure do appear to keep looking the other way. This week, we follow one relentless prosecutor as she pulls at a thread that unravels disturbing alleged corruption, institutional failure, and a justice system that seems more interested in protecting itself than protecting victims.