An investigative series by the Boston Globe reveals that former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez, who killed himself in prison last year, was sexually molested as a young boy.

The previously undisclosed information came from the Globe’s “Spotlight Team” from interviews, thousands of court and government records, and text messages, emails and images Hernandez sent and received while in a Massachusetts prison, where he was serving a life sentence without parole for the 2013 slaying of onetime friend Odin Lloyd.

The newspaper’s six-part series, the first installment of which was published Saturday, included details about Hernandez’s childhood, sexuality and drug use. Among them:

• Hernandez and his brother, Jonathan, were often beaten by their father, Dennis, while growing up in Bristol, Connecticut. The beatings were sometimes related to Dennis Hernandez’s drinking.

• Aaron Hernandez started smoking marijuana in high school with a teammate before school, before football practice and after games.

• The teammate, Dennis SanSoucie, told the Globe that he had a sexual relationship with Hernandez in junior high and high school and that the two tried to hide it.

• Jonathan Hernandez told the Globe that Aaron Hernandez disclosed later in his adult life that he had been molested as a young boy. One of Aaron’s lawyers in his criminal case also said Aaron spoke to him of sexual abuse as a child. Neither was willing to identify the perpetrator to the Globe.

• Aaron Hernandez was close to a cousin, Tanya Singleton, and he was crushed when he learned that his mother, Terri, was in a serious romantic relationship with Singleton’s husband, Jeff Cummings.

The report Saturday included information gleaned from recordings of nearly 300 phone calls Hernandez made from jail over a six-month period.

Hernandez was found hanging from a bed sheet in his cell on April 19, 2017, just days after he was found not guilty of two counts of murder in the killing of two men in a drive-by shooting outside a Boston nightclub five years earlier.

The seemingly telepathic connection between Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez was on full display Wednesday at Wembley.

The Argentine magician scored twice in Barcelona’s breathless 4-2 victory over Tottenham Hotspur, with a pair of deft dummies from his Uruguayan teammate playing a vital role in each strike.

The 31-year-old, who also hit the post twice in quick succession in the second half, was at his unstoppable best for much of the contest, picking up the ball deep, darting past defenders, and causing havoc every time he was in flight.

Vintage Messi, if you will.

Despite some sloppiness in defense, Barca – who came into the match winless in three games – now sit atop Group B, ahead of Inter Milan on goal difference after a pair of wins. Spurs, meanwhile, are still looking for their first point after also dropping their opening Champions League encounter against the aforementioned Italian side.

Mauricio Pochettino’s men received tallies from Harry Kane and Erik Lamela – the latter coming courtesy of a big deflection – but they were undone by the combination of Suarez’s selflessness and Messi’s ruthlessness.

A horrific error from Hugo Lloris, which allowed Philippe Coutinho to open the scoring early, along with a stunning volley from Ivan Rakitic, didn’t exactly help Tottenham’s predicament, either.

Despite all that, it was Messi who really made the difference. He now has five goals in two Champions League matches this season.

When he was named Blaugrana captain ahead of the season, taking the armband from the departed Andres Iniesta, Messi, speaking of the big-eared Champions League trophy, vowed to “bring this beautiful cup back home to the Camp Nou.”

If the first two matchdays are any indication, he means it.