The German Experiment That Placed Foster Children with Pedophiles

Beginning in the late sixties, Helmut Kentler placed neglected children in foster homes run by pedophiles. The experiment was authorized and financially supported by the Berlin Senate. In a report submitted to the Senate in 1988, Kentler described the program as a “complete success.”

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