American Crime

Issues of sexual orientation and socioeconomic disparity come to a boil when lurid photos of a high school boy, Taylor Blaine, are posted on social media following a school party. Circumstances become more complicated when Taylor accuses two players on an elite private high school's championship basketball team, Kevin LaCroix and Eric Tanner, of drugging, assaulting and then posting the pictures of him online. The team's head coach, Dan Sullivan, tries to unite the players, while overlooking the dysfunction of his own family.

Hours after Anne places a 911 call seeking help for her son, Taylor, she begins the byzantine process of getting authorities to pay attention to the alleged crime. Meanwhile, Leslie works to position The Leyland School ahead of the forming investigation, Terri has an intervention with son Kevin, and Eric's true self is revealed.

As a news article detailing the events of the Captains' party goes online, the LaCroix family has to deal with their son being publicly named as a participant, while Anne finds herself on the defensive. Evy is questioned by police and is reluctant to divulge any information.

Following the revelation that evidence was found on Taylor's clothing, the parents of the basketball players and faculty of The Leyland School prepare for invasive DNA testing on the team. The impending test forces Eric to make a painful revelation, while at the same time, Taylor attempts to return to normalcy as he matriculates back into a local public high school.

After Eric is forced to openly discuss his sexuality, Taylor must defend his actions on the night of his alleged assault; Anne struggles with the discovery that her son is gay; a critical decision by detectives makes some involved feel as though the worst may be over.

While Leslie sets up a school assembly to welcome Eric back to Leyland, some of his fellow basketball team members are angered by his return; Anne decides she would rather take the school to court than agree to a settlement over what happened to her son.

Feeling pain and conflict, Taylor continues to become emotionally undone as he tries to find a way to stop feeling like a victim; Anne's private medical records are anonymously posted online in an effort to shame her; and Leslie offers a generous settlement to Evy's father to protect the school from litigation.

Leyland High School mourns the loss of one of their own, while Leslie finds her job on the line in the aftermath of the tragedy. Curt tries to file a missing person’s report with the police when he suspects his estranged wife has run off with their son. Becca makes a startling confession to Dan; and Sebastian reaches out to Anne in an attempt to help her bring retribution to those who caused her son Taylor’s downfall.

Following the on-campus murder of a Leyland student, the community re-examines the choices they have made in the wake of the sexual encounter between Eric and Taylor; leaked personal information implicates both Kevin and Becca to the shooting; and Sebastian targets the Leyland school by releasing its most sensitive information online, causing Leslie to take drastic measures.

Sebastian gets a taste of his own medicine and is stunned to discover that someone is usurping his cause and releasing emails, texts and other pieces off personal information about numerous Leyland families, initiating a chain reaction that could cause the downfall all of those involved with the events of the alleged sexual assault on Taylor.

ABC’S Emmy-nominated “American Crime” tackles sexual identity and the disparity of the school systems in the second season premiering Wednesday January 6. Issues of sexual orientation and socioeconomic disparity come to a boil when lurid photos of a high school boy are posted on social media following a school party. Circumstances become more complicated when two players on an elite private high school’s championship basketball team are accused of drugging, assaulting and then posting the pictures of the boy online.