Chilling true crime documentary lifts the lid on Utah mom-of-three who unearthed her husband's horrifying secret that tore the family apart

An upcoming docuseries is set to lay bare the chilling story of a mom-of-three who unearthed a horrifying secret about her husband that put the entire family in danger.

Betrayal: A Father's Secret, which is based upon the hit true crime podcast titled Betrayal, is a three-part series coming to Hulu on July 30.

The show will follow Ashley Lytton, from Utah, who unearthed a hidden folder on husband Jason's computer which was filled with explicit images and videos of underage girls. 

In a teaser that recently dropped, Ashley held back tears as she described the moment she found out about the shocking atrocities her spouse, 43, had been concealing.

It features the mom and her daughter - as well as Jason's family and friends - as they reveal their true feelings about the 'gut-wrenching' ordeal that saw them questioning how they had been living with a monster all this time before fighting to put him behind bars. 

The trailer begins with snippets of Ashley and Jason's wedding as the mom-of-three recalled falling more in love with her spouse than ever when she saw how he interacted with her children.

 'Jason seemed happy. We all just thought the world of him,' friends and family said of their relationship.

However, their fairytale soon came to a screeching halt when she made a startling discovery that changed the course of her life forever.

She recalled finding a 'hidden folder' on her husband's computer as she admitted that she was left stunned and disgusted by what she saw. 

In the teaser, Ashley noted that the moment was still too difficult to discuss. 

'I don't think I can say it, I'm sorry. I just need a break,' she said as tears filled her eyes. 

The clip then cut to the couple's friends and family as they branded the situation 'gut-wrenching.' 

'My life will never be the same. Jason would kill me before he would let me tell anyone this part of him,' Ashley said. 

Meanwhile, Jason's daughter - who was not named in the trailer - added: 'My stomach just dropped. I remember just being like, "What the freaking hell?" That was my dad. It did not feel real, it felt so shocking.'

His friends also noted that the situation came as a shock - adding that they never thought he would be 'capable' of such a crime. 

Despite being terrified for her and her children's safety, Ashley became determined to stop her husband. 

'The light inside of me shifted into a flame and I was like, 'It's f***ing on.' I lured Jason to a public place and the whole police squad showed up. 

'I hear the most awful sound, like blood-curling scream, and I realize it was coming out of me.

'He just really didn't think I had it in me to do something, so I did,' the mom-of-three said. 

In 2021, Jason was booked on 100 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor. He was later indicted on two misdemeanor counts of voyeurism, obstructing justice and 10 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor. 

According to ABC, Jason's petrifying secret was unearthed when someone assisting with creating a Venmo account found photographs of naked young girls. 

After obtaining a search warrant, police found over 1,000 snaps of inappropriate images on his phone. 

A year after being arrested, Jason took a plea deal and pled guilty to two charges of voyeurism and one second-degree felony charge of sexually exploiting a minor. 

Because of the deal, Jason was to spend 329 days in Salt Lake County Jail and undergo two years of supervised probation. 

He would also not be allowed to access the internet and was forced to undergo behavioral and mental health evaluations while also taking a parenting class and complying with the conditions of being a Group A sex offender. 

According to the Utah Department of Corrections, Jason is currently registered as a sex offender and is living in Herriman, Utah. 

Betrayal: A Father's Secret hits Hulu on Tuesday, July 30.