Throwback Thursday: The Pedophocracy
From P.I.D. Radio by Derek and Sharon Gilbert
May 28, 2026 · 55 min
About this episode
The episode explores the disturbing connections between child exploitation and powerful figures, focusing on the Johnny Gosch case and its implications.
This is our continuing series pulled from archives going back to 2005. This week, we go through the looking glass in a 2005 episode that shows why we call this program Peering Into Darkness Radio. Originally released June 6, 2005 This week’s PID Radio connects some dots to reveal a very disturbing picture. Satanic ritual abuse is a controversial topic. But not only is ritual abuse a real phenomenon, we believe it is more widespread than most of us realize. What’s more--and more frightening--it appears that there is an ongoing, coordinated effort to use children, especially marginalized children from poor or broken homes, as sexual playthings for the wealthy and powerful. We talked about the Johnny Gosch case, which was a central thread to tonight’s show. Johnny was abducted from Des Moines in 1982 at the age of 12, allegedly by a group working for a man named Lawrence King, owner of the Franklin Community Credit Union in Omaha, Nebraska. Johnny’s mother hasn’t seen him since--but he’s back in the news. Earlier this year, it was revealed that a reporter for an Internet news site, Jeff Gannon, was actually James Guckert, a former male prostitute who had somehow managed to get…
People in this episode
Hosts: Derek Gilbert, Sharon Gilbert
Topics covered
- satanic ritual abuse
- child exploitation
- Johnny Gosch case
- political connections
- historical analysis
- archival content
Keywords
- pedophocracy
- satanic ritual abuse
- Johnny Gosch
- Lawrence King
- child exploitation
- political connections
- archival episode
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Franklin Community Credit Union, Boys Town
Places: Des Moines, Omaha
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