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Indiana Daily Student

By Austin Faulds

Michael Rezendes and Sacha Pfeiffer, journalists recently depicted in the Oscar-nominated film “Spotlight,” spoke to Media School students Monday about their experiences in journalism. af

Pfeiffer and Rezendes, along with other journalists on the Boston Globe’s Spotlight team, uncovered a series of child molestation scandals within Boston-area Catholic churches in 2002, which ultimately led to a major investigation and international reform within the Catholic Church. af

“This was the worst kept secret in town, maybe in the country, maybe in the world,” Rezendes said. af

In the film adaptation of their reporting, Pfeiffer and Rezendes were portrayed by Rachel McAdams and Mark Ruffalo, respectively. af

Through the investigation, the number of Boston clergymen participating in the sexual assault rose from 13 clergymen to about 90.