In a small Montana town where high school sports are sacred, a seemingly innocent Facebook friend request sets off the unraveling of a decades-long cover-up: a revered athletic training program that masked systemic child sexual abuse. When a legal loophole allows the admitted abuser to walk free, two former high school athletes turned local lawyers launch a high-stakes civil case against their school district — taking on a powerful alliance of officials, insurers, and political figures determined to keep the truth buried. AMERICAN STATUTE is an intimate portrait of courage, loyalty, and the fight for justice within a legal system still failing survivors across America.