WASHINGTON (DC)
Fox 5
[with video]
By Maureen Umeh, FOX 5 Reporter & Anchor
WASHINGTON –
A prominent D.C. rabbi charged with six counts of voyeurism was in court on Wednesday for a status hearing.
Barry Freundel was ordered not to leave the country and the judge set his next court date for January 16.
Police say Freundel set up hidden cameras inside a sacred synagogue shower and captured video of women preparing for a ritual bath in various stages of undress.
Outside D.C. Superior Court on Wednesday, a couple of women who say they were victims and their lawyers spoke out. They revealed what they say was going on inside at what they thought was a sacred place.
Inside the courtroom, Freundel sat with his head down. Prosecutors asked for more time to gather information and indicated they may seek a plea deal.
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