Indictment: The McMartin Trial Page #4

Malcolm, go inside. Well... You know, I'll have

to speak to him

sooner or later. I mean, after all,

it was your charges that started

this whole case. Your son is our

most important witness,

Mrs. Johnson. Female reporter:

Several more preschools

are being investigated for possible links...

Male reporter:

Parents dropping their children off at the

Hickory Tree Preschool... Reporter: The owner

of the Little Angels... Reporter 2: Authorities

in Manhattan Beach have raided the Manhattan Ranch Preschool... Female reporter:

They are also asking

that any parent... Male reporter:

The owner of the Greenup School

in Northridge has been charged

with 16 felony counts of child molestation. Reporter: Peninsula Montessori, number two, and... Female reporter:

Sheriff Block said he believed

over 1200 children may have been molested

and swapped with children

from other schools. Man:

I'm going to ask you, this is about

the thousandth time, for the grand jury transcript

and the police report! I mean, if you won't

pursue this, we'll conduct

our own investigation! Not while I'm chief of police,

you won't. Every minute

somebody's reporting

another child molester. There's a good reason for that.

You see what happened

at Greenup today? Yes, did you hear

what happened--

I'm really not sure how much evidence there is.

There's plenty of evidence. Do you ever watch the news?

Let's be careful here. Or some innocent people

will be hurt. There she is!

Child molester! (inmates shouting) We're gonna get you,

you motherfucking c*nt! Die, b*tch! Die!

(spits) (inmates shouting, laughing) Peggy:

They're going to kill me. Peggy. Peggy,

I want you to try

to calm down if you can. Okay? No one's

gonna kill you.

You don't... You don't know

what it's like here. You don't think anything

like this can ever happen to you. I have to go

to the infirmary

for my medicine. And they have my handcuffs

behind my back. And they say... ...words to me. They say they want

to hurt me. I don't know why they

put you in general population. We are going

to get you moved.

I promise. You seem like a nice man. Who are you? Dean Gits is my name.

Remember? Judge George called and asked

if I wanted to represent you. How old are you?

You look like a kid. You're much too thin. Reporter:

Fire crews were called again

last night to the site of the former

McMartin Preschool

in Manhattan Beach. In what is believed

to be an arson attempt, the vacant school buildings

were set ablaze between 3:00 and 4:00

this morning. The fire was brought

under control and there

were no casualties. Authorities suspect there

may be a link with the ongoing

child molestation case... Watch your step. The second time

in two months. Shoulda let it burn. What a mess. Watch out for the puddle. The windows,

look how big they are. You can see right in. We're on the busiest street

in town and you can see right in. Anybody could. Did they have curtains?

I don't see any. (banging) You think they did it?

What do you think? Well, when I read Peggy

the charges against her, she asked me what a dildo was. The others are the same. Mothers, grandmothers.

Christian Scientists. Never as much

as a parking ticket. And yet you have

these kids saying

that they were raped, sodomized,

made to do pornography. I don't know. It's kinda hard

to imagine it happening here,

isn't it? I've seen so much in my time,

nothin' shocks me. I don't see any closets.

Aren't some of the kids

saying that Ray would hide them in a closet

when their parents came? Isn't that suppose

to be on the tapes? Did you get anywhere

with those tapes? The other side sees the tapes.

Our side flies blind. I'm doin' the best I can.

Where are the closets? Man:

F***ing baby rapers!

(gunshot) (tires screeching)

Hey! Let me show you

the interview room. Hi, guys.

Children:
Hi! Still busy, I see.

It's unbelievable, isn't it? The parents and the kids

spread the word around,

there's more coming every day. Come in. How many have you

taped so far? Over 300. And how long is each tape? Anywhere from an hour

and a half to two. What? We go into

preliminary next month. How am I gonna look

at all of these? We've indexed every charge

on our VCR counter. Sandy. Fantastic. Let's see.

Have a seat. Uh... let's see. Chuck Ross. 25-12. The child says,

"Ray and Peggy

touched my penis." Maryann, 32-71. "Maryann made me

kiss her b*obs." 35-12. "Chuck says

he copulated Betty." Do you have anything

on Virginia? Heather.

Heather. Heather Ross. Here it is. 26-65. "Virginia would turn

her wheelchair around and clap while

the naked games were going on." Wow. This is very helpful. It sometimes takes a while,

but the truth always

comes out in the end. (door rattling)

Guard:
All right,

wakey-wakey! Time to get up! Let's go!

Come on! Get up! What's going on?

Move it!

Get your things together. We're moving you.

Where are we going? Chop-chop!

Chop-chop! Over here, come on.

That's right, the bag. Pick up the bag!

That's right,

put the items in the bag. Very good.

What's happening? Come on over,

help her out here. We're transferring you.

Where are we going? We're transferring you.

Let's go. Come on. Move it! Would you please tell me

where you're taking me? Right here. 4203. Prisoner transfer time,

3:
17 a.m. (woman moans)

I don't want to have

to share a cell with anyone. In. (gasping) Mom! Mom!

Is that...

Is that you, Peggy Ann? It's you? Oh, thank God!

Thank God, it's you! (sobbing) Oh, it's so...

it's so awful here. There's this woman

in the next cell, and she's... she screams! All night long she screams!

Shh... Oh, I'm so glad

that you're here. I finally have someone

to talk to in here. Have you--

have you seen Ray? Is he all right?

How is my baby? They won't

tell me anything. Did they let him go home?

I'm so afraid. I'm so worried about him. I'm so worried

about all of us. Danny:

For God's sake,

shut your mother up, unless you want them

to hear every word! What are you talking about? What? They're

probably bugging you. You think they'd put you

in the same cell out of

the goodness of their hearts? Do they strike you

as benevolent people? God! And they made us

take our clothes off and lay on our tummies

on the floor. And then they'd tie us up. And I was scared. They shouted at us

and told us to be quiet. She poked me with her fingers,

and it hurt. Where did it hurt you?

It hurt in my bottom. And some other men

were there as well. Glenn:

What did they do? They watched.

And took photos. And then Ray would take us

to the car wash and we'd have to take off

our clothes in the car. And Ray would be with us

in the car and, um, he would touch us. These kids are so brave

to come forward. The poor little things

actually feel guilty themselves for the violations

they've suffered. They need all our love

and support to help them get

through this terrible trauma they've had to endure at the hands

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