A Child Sex Scandal Rocked a Texas Town in 2005 — but Was It All a Lie?

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Despite what the defense said was a lack of evidence, the high-profile cases of Shelia and Jimmy Sones, Jamie Pittman, Shauntel Mayo, Patrick Kelly and Dennis Pittman were tried in a Smith County court. The six people alleged to have been involved in a child sex ring were found guilty of crimes they denied committing and sent to prison.

But the story takes a turn when a surprising witness takes the stand, unraveling a web of lies as accusations surface that the Cantrells pitted their foster children against their biological parents for monetary gain.

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The synopsis of the series reads, “As arrests are made, life sentences handed down, and lives ruined, it soon becomes apparent that there is a lot more to the story than meets the eye. Now, the startling long-term repercussions of the scandal are revealed. With more twists and turns than a Hollywood thriller,How to Create a Sex Scandalis a startling and scarcely believable telling of a crime story that really is stranger than fiction.”

How to Create a Sex Scandal, a three-part docuseries, is available to stream now on Max.

source: people.com