Contains upsetting scenes.

World of Secrets, The Darkest Web, 6. My brother, the abuser

World of Secrets

The Darkest Web

6. My brother, the abuser

16 March 2026

41 minutes

Available for over a year

The time has come to arrest Alisa’s brother, Staton Grubert. Thirty armed agents commando crawl up a dirt track to his trailer in Texas. Staton has no idea that his time is up. Will Alisa finally get closure?

And in a state in the South West, Greg is reunited with Lucy, the girl who had been abused for six years.

This podcast includes some upsetting scenes and discussions of child sexual abuse.

For further information on the issues raised in the programme, contact support organisations in your own country. For a list of organisations in the UK that can provide support go to bbc.co.uk/actionline.

Reporter and Presenter: Sam Piranty

Writer and Producer: Annabel Deas

Script advice: Matt Willis

Sound design: Neil Churchill

Composer: Rob Lewis

Executive Producer: Rebecca Henschke

Commissioning Senior Producer: Sarah Green

Commissioning Editor: Jon Manel

The Darkest Web is a BBC Eye production for the BBC World Service.