El "historial criminal" destaca la valentía de un grupo de ex-legionarios que rompieron el silencio:
Despite victims coming forward as early as the 1940s and 1950s, their voices were systematically suppressed by church politics and Maciel's powerful allies. The turning point came in 1997 when journalists and José Barba (a former Legionary) published a groundbreaking exposé in the newspaper El Día , followed by an international broadcast on Hartford Courant . Key milestones in his downfall include:
Se narra cómo altos jerarcas de la Iglesia, incluyendo referencias a la cúpula vaticana en tiempos de Juan Pablo II, conocían o ignoraron las denuncias.