Editor’s note: This story is part of an investigative series by the Des Moines Register exploring abuse allegations and financial practices at Boys Town. OMAHA, Neb. — Shaelyn Nielsen remembers being required to take tests about Boys Town’s rich history and its founder, Father Edward J. Flanagan, before she and other teens were allowed to […]
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Lee Rood is the Reader's Watchdog Columnist at the Des Moines Register. Reach her at lrood@registermedia.com, at 515-284-8549, on X at @leerood or on Facebook at Facebook.com/readerswatchdog.

