MARYLAND
In The Capital
Towson University has indefinitely suspended associate professor Rabbi Barry Freundel, who was arrested October 14 after being charged by D.C. police with six counts of voyeurism. He was allegedly using a camera under the guise of a clock radio to record women in a ritual bath. An affidavit filed in D.C. Superior Court seems to suggest that Freundel has been “engaging in the criminal act of voyeurism in several locations and with the use of several devices and over a period of time.”
While there’s no information that has been made public about whether students were recorded, law enforcement authorities say that they’re just at the beginning of their investigation. Towson officials do remain concerned that students could be among the victims, which explains Freundel’s suspension.
“Dr. Freundel has been suspended from any and all faculty duties and responsibilities, pending the outcome of that investigation and associated criminal proceedings,” Director of Communication Ray Feldmann said in a statement Wednesday. “At this time there is no indication that these activities occurred on the Towson University campus. We are concerned about the serious nature of this matter, and we are providing support and counseling resources to members of the campus community.”
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