Indictment: The McMartin Trial Page #2

with those glasses? You look like

a child molester. Get rid of them or it's

gonna be a short trial. Satz:

This is a mind-boggling case. Not only has Ray Buckey

been taken into custody, but now they're

arresting his mother, 57-year-old "Miss Peggy," as she is called by children. Hoag:

Step back, please. Satz:

They're arresting

Peggy Ann Buckey, who is Virginia McMartin's

granddaughter

and Ray Buckey's sister, at Kennedy High School

in Newport Beach. Put your hands

behind your back, ma'am. You don't have to do it

in front of the kids. Excuse me.

Satz:

They also arrested 62-year-old teacher

Betty Raidor as she was returning

with her granddaughter

from a stroll. Okay, move your

shoulder in first. Satz:

Mary Ann Jackson, 60,

mother of four, and grandmother of five. Babette Spitler,

mother of two who had once worked

helping abused children. And, amazingly enough,

the grand jury also indicted the 76-year-old owner

of the McMartin School,

Virginia McMartin. I said stop this right now! Oh! Danny:

Hello, my name

is Danny Davis. I'll be representing you

for the bail hearing. Why are we here? How can the police do this? You're here

because you were

indicted by a grand jury and the police were well

within their rights. What about our rights?

The parents were afraid

something else might happen

to their children.

What do the TV people think they're doing?

That reporter stuck his

camera right in my face! Wayne Satz,

he's the Geraldo of local news,

but he's usually not wrong. What's the matter

with everybody? Don't they

know children make up stories? A lot of new research

indicates that they don't make

up stories about child abuse. Oh, hogwash! Well, Los Angeles believes it,

and the DA believes

that this case is gonna win him reelection.

Would you look at us?! Do we look like

child molesters? Does Ted Bundy look

like a serial killer? I'll need power of attorney

over your property

for your bail hearing. Your bail and your

granddaughter's is set

at $50,000 apiece. You want my house

and my school. Your daughter's

set at $350,000. Why should I give you

something I worked

my whole life for? And your grandson Ray Buckey

at one million dollars. She drove a school bus

for years to be able to get the money

to buy this school. In our neighborhood,

she's considered a saint. In her neighborhood, Joan of Arc

was considered a saint and they

burned her at the stake. Just sign here

on the X, please. If you're gonna be our lawyer,

you can start by getting my

grandmother's wheelchair back. And where did

they put my daughter? Look, I don't know you. I don't know anything

about you. If you wanna stay here forever,

then don't sign it. If you'd like to get out

on bail in a few days,

then please, just sign at the X. Okay? (tapping on glass) No physical contact. Thank you. (sighs) I'll see what I can do

about your wheelchair. Bye.

Huh. Did you see our new poll?

Number one concern? Woman:

Child abuse tops crime.

I know. Are you surprised? Boy! You are fast!

I've been chasin' you

all over. Can we work out

lower bail on McMartin? 'Cause, you know... Hey, you know, my clients

aren't a danger

to the community. So what's the problem?

I mean, that's

the only justification for that kind of bail.

Am I right? Come on, Stevens. These people never

had so much as a parking ticket,

for Christ's sake. These people

are monsters, Mr. Davis. Do you actually

believe children would

make something like this up? I knew it would

be someone like you

who would take this case. What happened?

Did you run out of drug dealers? Is she kiddin'

with this sh*t? I want you

to know something. I care passionately

about this case. Do your bottom-feeding

somewhere else. Don't tell me that you

didn't take this case for the exact

same reason I did: because it's a great case.

The media are gonna

be all over it. They're gonna be

on this...

Shall I state the obvious? You are an opportunist

of the worst kind. You're using these

little children

to aggrandize yourself. They deserve better than that.

I intend to see

that they get it. One other thing. Whatever happened

to the presumption

of innocence? Yuppie scum. Man:

KSDL Mobile One to base. This is Mobile One in position. (overlapping chatter) (overlapping chatter continues) Man:

This is KABC News Van 12. We are transmitting

color bars and tone.

Do you have audio and video? (inaudible) Reporter:

Shock and disbelief is the reaction

in Manhattan Beach today as the horrified parents

and former pupils

at the McMartin Preschool... Reporter 2:

Raymond Buckey

also brandished a gun to terrorize the children...

Reporter 3:
Deputy

District Attorney Lael Rubin says she'll be

charging 400 new... It's a parent's nightmare.

The person entrusted

to guard and teach their child is suspected of...

Female reporter:
The scale

of this shocking... ...the children

were used for pornography. Remember how vulnerable

they were feeling during

the time they were abused. They need to feel they have

power over their own destiny. Satz:

And cut. Reporter:

The children's stories...

How was that? It was terrific.

It's even better

than before. Woman:

Yeah. And all this

in sweeps week, too. Here they come. Female reporter:

And here comes

Virginia McMartin, who was granted bail

two weeks ago

along with her granddaughter... Male reporter:

A poll conducted by District

Attorney Philobosian's reelection committee

identifies child abuse as the number one voter concern

in the upcoming elections. We're talking about

such acts as rape, sodomy, oral copulation and fondling. (shouting) Hi, did they see

all the kids? Shame on you, Mr. Davis. (metal detector wand whirs) (indistinct chatter) Bailiff:

Uh, we cleared a space

for the chair up there. Man:

Where? Right there. Sorry. Hi. I'm here. Excuse me.

Could you... We'll be out of here

in just about an hour, okay? Okay. Come on.

Get my brother released, too,

not just us women. On a million dollars bail?

One step at a time here.

Just sit down, please. You all right? So I'm gonna be five

or ten minutes here. I have a few things

that I have to present.

Just a formality. Then we'll have you

out of here and you'll be

on your way home. Okay? Perfect typecasting.

They could be

Buchenwald guards. Look at the old woman. Man:

All rise. Department 100

in the Superior Court of the State of California

is now in session, Judge Ronald M. George

presiding. Miss Rubin. Your Honor, the people move

to deny bail for the defendants. What did she say?

(crowd murmuring) We've already set bail. There have

been developments since. Developments?

What developments? These children and their

parents were threatened

by the defendants that if they appeared

in court as witnesses

they would be killed. (crowd murmuring) These threats make them

a serious danger

to the public safety. Where is, uh...

Where is the proof

of this, Your Honor? I have it in statements

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