Unto Us a Child: Abuse and Deception in the Catholic Church
The Alberts, a Kansas family beset by hard times and too many challenges
lost seven of their nine children to the state in the late 1940's; the
other two died as toddlers. The Catholic Church convinced the family and
the state that the best place for the children was in the local
orphanage run by the church. Once there, the children were exploited and
subjected to sexual, physical, emotional, and mental abuse by both the
nuns and priests. Darlene, the youngest daughter died tragically at age
47. After her death, her brothers discovered the secret life that she
led during her time at the home, and later as a young, beautiful woman
when she gave birth to the illegitimate child of a priest.
