 During his tenure, the paper published a series of investigative reports on child molestation by members of the rabbinate, and revealed that he had been molested himself as a child.The series won critical acclaim, but also outrage from some members of the Orthodox community, who disputed some of the accusations made.Jacobs' experience writing the series and living through the controversy it raised in his community was chronicled in "Standing Silent", a 2010 documentary film by director Scott Rosenfelt (producer of Mystic Pizza and Home Alone, among others).