experts
Kip Kieso
Sex Offender Profiler
Kip is a Certified Forensic & Clinical Psychophysiologist (Polygraph Examiner) trained in the art and science of the detection of deception.
Throughout his extensive career, Kip has performed over 5,000 evaluations of sex offenders.
Kip brings an expert perspective into the minds of child predators. How they operate, why they abuse children and why they rarely stop.
Randall L. Rhodes
Attorney
Randy is a seasoned trial and appellate lawyer having extensive trial experience in state and federal courts across the United States.
Randy has obtained two nine figure verdicts for Scouts abuse survivors, one for $100 million and another for $125 million.
Having litigated against the Scouts in two large cases, Randy has seen behind the curtain of the historic abuse within the BSA and pulls no punches in relating what he has found.
John F. Hobbs
BSA Executive (2010-2015) & Survivor
John has a unique insider’s perspective on the conspiracy of abuse and cover ups inside the BSA, having been a District Executive and Senior District Executive for the BSA Heart of America Council for 5 years.
John was inspired to speak out about his mistreatment by the BSA after fellow survivor Danny Shore lost his life in 2017. John has said that the BSA’s response to his disclosure of abuse within the organization was just as bad, if not worse, than the actual abuse itself. As John says “This story and my life story are all about helping the next kid.”
Dr. Avery Bratt
Psychologist
Dr. Bratt has spent his career studying not only how the brain functions, but what effects trauma, abuse, neglect and PTSD have on the brain and how to treat them effectively.
Through his decades of practice Dr. Bratt found neurofeedback to be the most productive method of treatment, allowing survivors to regain control of their dysregulated brain waves.
Dr. Bratt provides an in-depth look into how grooming, abuse and trauma affect the brain and what can be done to provide relief.
Cindy Hastert
Therapist
Since 1998, Cindy has been in private practice helping survivors realize their inner strength, access their wisdom, and achieve their goals.
Cindy uses coaching and counseling to help individuals build self-esteem, enrich relationships, manage emotions, navigate life transitions and relieve anxiety and depression.
Cindy has worked with survivors for many years and provides a window into the psychology of the grooming and abuse as well as the healing process that must take place in order for a survivor to thrive.