Around the world, more than 80 women have accused Peter Nygard of crimes ranging from rape to sex trafficking.

He far exceeds Jeffrey Epstein, he far exceeds Bill Cosby, he exceeds anything that I think our world has seen so far.

A pattern of predatory behavior spanning half a century. Nygard denies it all, but now he faces criminal charges.

It's just where a poor man, he would have been in jail decades ago. He is hid in plain sight.

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In the year that I spent reporting for this series, I've interviewed an anonymous pedophile in an airport hotel.

I've interviewed victims. And I spent hours and hours speaking to warhead himself.

Hi. Hi, how are you?

But this, this is the interview I've been most nervous about.

It's nice that it makes it to the world.

Yeah, nice to meet you. I don't know where you want to sit. Where do you guys come from?

Well, we're trying to figure out where we don't have heat in northern Ontario, so this is kind of...

It's midsummer. There's a heat wave in North Bay, Ontario.

I'm running in the falls and chairs into the shade.

I'm here meeting Benjamin Faulkner's family.

Can I get you to introduce yourself?

Sure. I am Kathy, and I am Ben's mom.

I am Rob, but Ben's dad.

Do you want to...

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