WASHINGTON (DC)
The Jewish Daily Forward
By Josh Nathan-Kazis
Published October 15, 2014.
Rabbi Barry Freundel recorded secret videos of at least six women women showering at the mikvah in his synagogue, according to allegations filed by authorities at his arraignment on Wednesday afternoon.
Freundel, 62, pleaded not guilty to a charge of voyeurism, a misdemeanor, and was freed without bond.
The details from the charging documents were posted on Twitter by WTOP reporter Neal Augenstein.
According to Augenstein’s account, the police found backed-up videos of the six women, plus video of Freundel himself setting up the camera.
Police were seen removing computers and other electronic equipment from Freundel’s home Tuesday morning after they led him out in handcuffs.
Fruendel was arrested by police on Tuesday at his home in the U.S. capital’s upscale Georgetown neighborhood, a few blocks from his modern Orthodox synagogue, Kesher Israel Congregation.
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