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Foul Play: Crime Series

S21 Ep2: McMartin Family Trials

Foul Play: Crime Series

Shane L. Waters, Wendy Cee, Gemma Hoskins

True Crime, Society & Culture, News, Daily News, History

4.4986 Ratings

🗓️ 20 June 2023

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

This is episode 2 of the McMartin preschool trials, and it contains mentions of the sexual abuse of minors. We recommend proceeding with caution.

Judy Johnson's outcry about the abuse her son faced in the McMartin preschool launched investigations countrywide into other daycares, with numbers going up to 200 and teachers getting arrested with little to no evidence.

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0:00.0

You're listening to Episode 2 of the McMartin Preschool Trials.

0:13.7

It contains mentions of sexual abuse of minors.

0:17.8

I recommend proceeding with caution.

0:21.6

Judy Johnson's outcry about the abuse her son faced in the McMartin Preschool, launched

0:27.8

investigations country-wide into other daycares with numbers going up to 200 and teachers

0:35.3

getting arrested with little to no evidence.

0:40.3

In the days that followed, 400 McMartin children would be referred to a Los Angeles diagnostic

0:46.6

and therapy center called the Children's Institute International.

0:52.9

And over the next four months, the staff members, led by a therapist named Keen McFarland,

0:59.4

would conduct videotaped interviews with the children.

1:04.9

These interviews will become the focus of the McMartin Trials.

1:10.0

Just one problem, everything in this interview was false.

1:21.8

Mr. Monkey is a little bit chicken, and he can't remember any of the naked games.

1:27.2

But we think that you can, because we know a naked games that you were around for, because

1:32.4

the other kids told us, and it's called Naked Movie Star.

1:36.4

Do you remember that game, Mr. Alligator, or is your memory too bad?

1:41.3

Um, I don't remember that game.

1:45.2

Oh, Mr. Alligator.

1:47.1

Um, well, it's a little song that me and a friend heard of.

1:52.5

Oh?

1:54.4

Well, I heard out loud someone singing Naked Movie Star, Naked Movie Star.

2:01.1

You know that, Mr. Alligator.

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