Indictment: The McMartin Trial Page #3

by the parents

and the children. Well, I want to talk

to those children

and verify these things. You'll get your turn.

Continue, Miss Rubin. Your Honor, the McMartin

Preschool was in the business of orchestrating clear

and unequivocal child abuse.

Thank you. Yes, Your Honor.

I would like to, uh... I would like to begin

with Peggy Ann Buckey, the, uh, sister of... of Ray,

uh, the daughter of Peggy Buckey and the granddaughter

of Virginia McMartin. This, uh, young lady was awarded

the Higgins Scholarship for Outstanding Student of...

Student Teacher of the Year. Even to suggest that she

be denied bail...

Good old Danny. Next he'll call her a virgin. ...granted to felons

and murderers... Judge:

Do you think allegations

of abuse against hundreds of children

is any less a danger than, say,

the murder of one person? But there is nothing more

than allegations, Your Honor. I have read the transcripts

of the grand jury proceedings, and I believe they

demonstrate the broad scope

of this conspiracy. Denying bail to Miss Buckey,

Your Honor, would be more

responsive to the media rather than any precedent...

Judge:
I think that's

entirely out of line, Mr. Davis. If there is any case

where there is to be no bail

in a non-capital case, this is that case.

Yes, Your Honor, but I-- In the interest

of public safety, I deny bail to Raymond Buckey. I also deny bail

to Babette Spitler, Betty Raidor,

Peggy Ann Buckey, and Peggy Buckey. Your Honor... You Honor, I beseech you...

Mom. I beseech you to reconsider.

You promised

to get us out of here! What happened? I don't know what happened. I...

What about the children? What's gonna happen

to my children? Peggy!

I promise you... I promise you,

I will take care of this. (sighs) Satz:

Mr. Davis. Mr. Davis. Mr. Davis. Mr. Davis? What are you

running away for? What do you want? I want you to tell

my viewers right here and now that you believe

your clients are innocent. I refer you to their plea.

I believe it's "not guilty." Cut. Congratulations, Davis. You just chickened out

in front of five million people. You are such an a**hole.

Thank you. Thank you. Satz:

I have with me a man

who spent two days in the same jail cell

as the key figure in the most amazing...

What are you watching? Ooh, nice tattoos.

What is he, a Hell's Angel? Here. Buckey told me in jail

that he had penetrated the kids

with K-Y Jelly so it wouldn't tear 'em up.

Where does Wayne Satz

find these people? Where he gets the whole thing:

from the prosecution. ...schoolchildren how

to perform...

oral copulation on a man. From the office sewer pipe! Man:

I told him I was there

for the same thing he was. This case is bad.

Can't you get out of it? Man:

I got five kids

and grandchildren of my own. I did not say that my sister

stood in front of a classroom and taught kids

how to perform sex acts! You're gonna have to talk to me,

gonna have to tell me

everything! You saw my sister!

Who could say that about her? Ray, you're gonna

have to talk to me! You're gonna have

to tell me everything! Because I am not gonna stand

in front of that court with my dick in my hand

waiting for them

to throw things at you! Now, talk to me!

I said, and I mean that there

will be no surprises!

There's nothing! This is not a frat initiation

at San Diego State. There are going to be

little children on that stand

saying that they were hurt! You have got

to be ready for that. Who could be

ready for that? Hurt by you

and your sister and your mother

and your grandmother! What do you want me to do?!

I can't make things up! All right,

all right. (sighs) Why would a guy wanna work

in a preschool with kids? I like being with kids. Never answer that question

like that again! Now, Mr. Buckey,

please tell the court why would a grown man

want to work

with preschool children? It was my grandmother's--

Wrong. Wrong! Come on, Ray! Come on!

I could be near the beach. No, come on, come on.

Better, better, come on. I dropped out of college

and I needed a job. Ah, better. Better. It sucks,

but it's better. You know that some

of the, uh, parents said you didn't wear

underwear to preschool.

You aware of that? No, I didn't wear underwear

underneath my shorts. So you got your dick

hanging out in front

of these little kids. They're surfer shorts,

they're long. Oh, your surfer dick

was hanging out. That makes it better.

It's a beach community! I mean, is that a crime now too?

No, but it's enough

to convict you. That's all. You could do

about 500 years in jail. Tell me about

your relationships

with women. Okay? How many women

have you been to bed with, Ray?

Just round numbers, like 20, 30, 50, whatever.

One. Do you mind? One... one what?

One woman. How old are you?

You're what, 25 years old? You've been to bed

with one woman? Only one!

Is that another crime? When you're accused

of child molesting,

everything is a crime. (sighs)

You're a fruit, right? Come on, you like

to bite the pillow. Right?

No. Hey, we all thought about it

at summer camp. Come on. I'm not.

You can level with me. Okay. I have a little gift

for you here, Ray. "My name is Ray Buckey. I don't talk.

I don't listen." Ray, you gotta stop

grinding your teeth. Very unattractive

in front of a jury. Man on radio:

You just have to take

one look at Buckey and you know he's guilty. Rubin:

Why aren't we coming up

with stuff faster from the investigators

on this? We really, really have

to move quickly on this. I know. I'm hoping

for something from the names

of Virginia's diary. Good. There should

be a lot of material

in ten years of diaries. Where are we on the tapes?

Uh, we're playin' catchup.

More is coming all the time. Thousands of hours of tapes. Kee's working overtime. Woman:

When was the last time

any of us had any food? What do you say?

Greek? Chinese? Yeah. Good idea. Woman:

I'll get some takeout menus. Rubin:

What about pornographic

pictures? Huh? They gotta be out there

somewhere. Get a list

of all the photo labs. Man: By the way...

Oh, and get the FBI to check out dealers

in Scandinavia, too. By the way, this note.

Judy Johnson,

the original accuser... Judy Johnson. Listen,

Glenn, we've got hundreds

of kids making accusations now. They've all gotta

be checked out and it's

all gotta be done quickly. Thank you.

Rubin:
Pet stores!

Check into pet stores. They're killing

all these animals.

There's gotta be a supplier. We should probably

check this Johnson note out. You know, just to see

if this woman is okay. In the note,

she seems kind of, uh... Well, fragile

would be polite. After all she's been through,

you surprised? I wonder if the defense

got this note? Why wouldn't they? Oh, and check out all

the animal labs too. Good. Hi there. You must be Malcolm. Mrs. Johnson? I'm Glenn Stevens

from the DA's office. I'll be helping you

with your testimony. I would like

to speak to your son as well. He's been through enough.

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