Unspeakable Acts (1990) - full transcript

Okay, little girl on the
bicycle, I see you speeding.

I see you.

Okay, pull over, pull over.

Pull over.

Come on, let me do this.
You get ready.

Good morning.

Hey, no coffee this morning.
Housekeeper's still on vacation,

and no one else knows how to use
a coffee maker.

Well, thanks.

That's all right, lieutenant.

Morning, Maggie.



Gimme.

Kid doesn't stand a chance.

What do you mean?

You're a cop; She's a cop.
You're raising another lady cop.

Yeah, if she's real lucky, she'll land an
off-duty job guarding country walk like you.

Hey, I work hard.

It's a crime-free zone.

Bye!

Okay!

Say, "bye-bye."

Bye-bye!

Bye-bye.

I'll see you later!

Bye-bye.



Wave bye-bye.

Say, "bye-bye, dad."

Bye-bye, dad.

* *

Jump! Jump! Jump! Jump!

Jump!

Hey, hey, you.

Morgan, morning.

Hey, where's my sweetie?

Hey.

Hey, come here, pumpkin pie.

I'm going to get you, Morgan.

I'm going to get you.

Hey, you, come here.

Yeah, come here.

Okay, all right, just a

slight problem.

Hey, it's okay to play like

this with mommy.

When I take you to the

babysitter and she wants to

change your diapers, don't you

go running away.

You got that, alligator?

We got a reputation to maintain

here.

She'll think we didn't teach you

any manners at all.

All right, Richard.

Make yourself useful and hand me

a diaper wipe.

All right.

Diaper wiper.

Diaper.

Diaper.

Thank you.

Hey, you know, I think I

should have bee a nurse instead

of a lawyer.

Ooh, daddy wants to be a

nurse.

What do you think?

Nah.

"She usually takes a nap at

1:30.

No sugar. No preservatives.

No tap water.

I packed two changes of clothes,

six extra diapers."

Six extra diapers.

"Vicki is the name of her

doll, so if she asks for Vicki,

you'll know who she is."

Susan, by the time she finishes

reading this list, you'll be

back to pick her up.

So I'm a little anxious about

leaving my daughter with a

babysitter for the first time.

Give me a break, Richard.

Mama, you gotta let go

sometime.

Okay?

Hey, I could let go, Richard.

Well, then why don't you come

back to work again?

The firm would love to have you.

I bet I could even get you a

corner office.

With a window?

Oh, no.

You're not that important yet.

You would say that

to a former prosecutor?

I believe the operative word

here is "former."

See you later, alligator.

Bye.

Bye, da-da.

I put plenty of bad guys away

in my time, and don't you forget

it.

Okay, now you do everything

illiana tells you.

You be my big girl.

Okay.

Okay.

All right, I'll be back around

4:00.

She's got a doctor's

appointment, so I have to be

back by then.

No worry, Mrs. Rivera.

She'll be fine.

Come on.

Come on. Come on.

* *

Come here, honey.

Okay.

Okay, honey.

Here we go.

Illiana fuster, I'm Susan

Maxwell.

We spoke on the phone yesterday,

and this is Morgan.

Oh, how cute.

How old she is?

20 months.

Mind if I come in and take a

look around?

Oh, of course, Mrs. Maxwell.

Please come in.

Here we are.

Yes.

Look at all the toys.

What do we have here?

This Rosa, my step-daughter.

And this is pretty little April.

April, she come every day to

stay.

Say hi to the baby, April.

Hi.

You too, Rosa.

Hi, baby.

Her name's Morgan.

Hi, Morgan.

She's a handful.

You gotta keep a constant eye

on her.

You have anybody here to help

you?

No.

Don't worry, Mrs. Maxwell.

I take good care of the babies.

Oh, what do you want to play

with?

Hi, mommy.

Oh, what do you want to play

with?

You're so pretty.

Let's make the door.

Okay, here's her bag.

If she needs anything, it's in

here.

I'll be at the country center

for a couple hours.

If you need me, you can phone me

there and they can page me,

okay?

No problem, Mrs. Maxwell.

You're so pretty.

* *

Kill! Kill! Kill!

Hey, ooh, Jason, come on.

Knock it off.

Come on, none of that monster

business, okay?

We're here.

Let's go.

I don't want to go.

I thought you liked coming to

illiana's.

It's just that me and Josh

like it better when we stay home

with mom.

Yeah, honey, I know you do.

And I promise that you'll be

able to soon, okay?

Here we go.

Jason, stay right there.

Ooh.

Boy, you're getting big.

Boy, you're getting big.

Okay, honey, come on.

Here we go.

Dad...

What?

I don't like frank.

Frank? Why not?

He chases me in the mask.

What do you mean?

Wait a second.

You mean, like, with a Halloween

mask?

Did he scare you?

No, dad.

It's okay.

I wasn't really scared.

Are you sure?

Yeah, dad, no big deal.

Okay.

I'll tell you what I'm going to

do, I'll pick you both up for

lunch, we'll go to the new

house, and we'll have a picnic.

How's that? Okay?

Okay, dad.

Okay.

Knock on that door.

Knock on that door.

Oh, all right, ring the bell.

Oh.

We have to stop feeding you.

Hi.

Hi.

Hello.

Come to me?

Oh.

It's okay.

It's all right, Josh.

Thanks.

Okay, come on, Jason.

Come on.

Give me a kiss, honey.

Real quick.

Come here.

Jason.

I love you both.

I'll see you at lunchtime, okay?

Daddy's got to go to work.

Bye-bye.

Bye-bye.

Okay, one more set and you

guys are history.

Hang on just a sec.

Let me try this call again.

What are you going to do?

Call every five minutes?

Well, the babysitter's not

answering the phone.

They never do.

Yeah, this one better.

Well, make it quick--

we only have the court until

1:00.

Good shot!

Oh, illiana, finally.

This is Mrs. Maxwell.

Is everything all right with

Morgan?

All right, great.

Thank you very much.

Listen, I'll be there in about

an hour.

All right, thanks.

Bye-bye.

It's okay, sweetie.

Mommy's here now.

Let's go home.

Hey, let's hear it for the

babysitter.

Her highness actually survived

for four hours without you.

I'm not so sure about that.

Why, what's wrong?

She says she has a diaper

rash.

She doesn't get diaper rashes.

She probably let her sit around

in dirty diapers all day.

Hey, not everyone changes

diapers every five minutes.

Not what I mean.

I know.

I remember the first day I took

Kevin to the babysitter.

It gets easier.

Come on, let's go have a cup

of coffee.

No, I want to get her home

and see what this rash business

is about.

It just doesn't seem right.

When do we move in?

Well, it's not going to be

quite as soon as we figured,

Jason.

Why?

Because, honey, we don't have

all the money yet.

I'm going to have to work one

more month.

How many days is that?

That's 30 days.

You promised.

But, honey, we'll be moved in

by Christmas.

You promised no more work.

You promised you'd be home.

I know, sweetheart.

I'm so sorry, but it's only for

a little while longer, okay?

He'll be okay.

Right?

He'll be okay.

Listen, I gotta get back to

work.

Can you drop the kids off at

illiana's?

Thank you.

Bye.

Bye.

Okay.

Okay, honey.

Okay.

Here's your blocks.

Here you go.

Here you go.

Look at this.

Look at this.

Okay.

No, no, no.

One, two, three, four, five.

Oh, great.

No wonder.

She hardly changed her.

No wonder she's got a rash.

Ow.

Ouch.

Morgan, Morgan.

No, no, Morgan.

What are you doing?

What are you...

Mommy.

Could be any number of

things--bubble bath,

tight panties, some sort of

irritant.

Has she been rubbing herself?

Yeah.

Why don't you go over there and

color?

Constantly.

Even in front of company.

She tries to put things in there

too.

Why is she doing that?

It's not unusual for kids

to touch themselves, but this

does sound a little extreme.

Anything unusual going on

that might be upsetting her?

No.

Well...

Yeah, are housekeeper's been on

vacation.

She's been with crystal since

she was born.

She's been at a babysitter.

That--you know, that's about the

time that this started,

the rubbing herself, tantrums,

and nightmares.

She's been wetting the bed.

She's been potty trained a long

time now.

Sounds like a stress reaction

to the change of routine.

Let's see how she does when the

housekeeper gets back.

Hey.

Maybe I'll take a couple days

off before consuelo gets back.

Would you like that?

Yeah.

I think I'd like that too.

Not my best game.

Come on, what do you say,

one more?

I can't.

I gotta get car pool.

Phone call for Jeanne

pierson.

Oh, what do they want from

me now?

It's always something.

Well, listen, thanks for the

game.

Okay. Thank you.

It was nice meeting you!

Bye.

Jeanne pierson, phone call.

Terri, did they just say,

"Jeanne pierson"?

I really wasn't listening.

I'm sure they said Jeanne

pierson.

Is that Jeanne pierson?

I think so. Why?

I've been looking for her.

I've been looking for you.

I can't believe this.

You've been looking for me?

Yeah.

I wanted to ask you about this

babysitter we both use,

illiana fuster.

What about her?

I heard that you had

problems, that you stopped

sending your son to her.

No problems, really.

It's just a rumor I heard.

What kind of rumor?

I really have no reason to

believe it's true.

What was the rumor?

It wouldn't be right to

repeat it.

Okay.

Let's try it this way.

I think illiana drugged my baby.

Drugged your baby?

Yeah.

Did you notice if your son

seemed a little different when

he was going there?

No, not really.

Just two-year-old stuff.

Like what?

Like he, uh, he didn't want

to take his bath anymore, and

when I did finally manage to

bathe him, he couldn't wait to

get out and get his clothes

back on.

Is that two-year-old stuff?

I asked him if anything

happened there and he said no.

Why would you ask him if

anything had happened there if

that's typical two-year-old

behavior?

Because...

Because a friend of mine...

Don't ask who.

I promised I wouldn't tell.

My friend took her

three-year-old out because

he, uh...

Because he kept asking her to

kiss his body.

And when she asked him what he

meant by that, he pointed toward

his penis.

Well, she didn't think anything

of it at first,

but then he said...

"Illiana kisses all the babies

like that."

No! No! No!

No, don't tell! Don't tell!

We're all gonna die!

We're all gonna die!

I don't know where to go.

I don't know who to tell.

I'm supposed to know these

things, right?

Why, because we're parents

or because we're lawyers?

Just spoke to Gil Lancaster,

the mother that recommended

illiana.

What'd she say?

She was real defensive.

Said April would have told her

if there was a problem.

Susan, it's real hard to know

what to do.

We've only got a rumor we're

going on here.

It's not just what Jeanne

pierson said.

It's Morgan.

I saw her with my own eyes.

Richard, she was drugged.

We have to know why.

All right.

Let's call the state attorney's

office in the morning.

Ask for an investigation.

Okay, babe?

Let's do it.

Hey.

You got a minute?

Sure, Christina, what is it?

You know that complaint about

the babysitter in country walk?

Yeah?

I talked to some of the

parents that use the service.

Mm-hmm.

Well, what are you getting from

'em?

Well, let's just say illiana

fuster isn't going to win any

awards for child care.

These families haven't used the

service in months, for one

reason or another.

What about the kids?

Mostly two- and

three-year-olds.

None of them have been inclined

to, like, sit down and give me

a statement.

Abe, the real problem is this.

Any of the parents know about

this?

Well, if they don't know,

they will soon enough.

Two of the parents I saw today

are cops.

Escolona.

Francisco fuster.

Drop the escolona,

we got frank fuster.

Homicide

in New York City?

Aggravated assault.

Aggrava--

lewd and

lascivious assault on a

nine-year-old.

Currently on probation.

Oh, my god.

He's in the house with those

little kids.

Hello, I'm Tom herschel.

Glad you could both make it.

Hi, I'm Susan Maxwell.

This is my husband, Richard.

Hi.

Please forgive me if I don't

remember your names.

There are so many people here.

Come on in.

You know, it's kind of funny--

we all live in the same

neighborhood and we all use the

same babysitting service and yet

we don't know each other.

Served four years for killing

a guy in New York and then he

moved to Miami.

In 1981 he molested a

nine-year-old girl.

One of his friend's daughters.

Then what's he doing in

country walk?

Why isn't he in jail?

Because the judge who put him

on probation said he was a

respected and respectable member

of the community.

You can't be serious.

No, it gets better.

Oh, yeah, hrs--

that's the state licensing

agency--they received an

anonymous complaint three

months ago.

Who would file an anonymous

complaint?

I was responsible for that

call.

They said they'd check it out.

Yeah, well, they did.

They walked up, knocked on the

door, asked illiana if she was

molesting kids.

She said no,

so they stamped the complaint

"unfounded," closed the case.

Unfounded?

Without making a background

check?

Without contacting a single

family?

Without even talking to one

child?

I didn't know what else to

do.

I thought that if there really

was a problem, that hrs would

have them shut down.

Well, they didn't.

Oh, god.

Shari, what is it?

What?

The last time that I went to

pick up Chad, illiana's husband

was there with the kids.

He said she went to pick up Rosa

at the bus stop.

Chad came out of the master

bedroom in his underwear.

Frank said he just changed him

and he couldn't find his shorts,

but I always roll up the

underwear inside the shorts.

When I got home, I checked the

bag and they were both there

right on top where I put them

that morning.

I keep thinking, "why the

underwear and not the shorts?"

That was the last time I took

him there.

If anything would have happened,

Chad would have said something,

right?

Wouldn't he?

Let's all just calm down.

It's very likely that nothing

happened.

Our kids would have told us.

I know mine would have.

They would have said

something.

I'm Jackie Harrison and this

is my husband, Neil.

An investigator from the state

attorney's office just left our

house.

She was talking to our son.

She said she was going to be

calling tomorrow about bringing

some of the children downtown.

For what?

To be interviewed.

Excuse me, how the hell do

you interview a four-year-old

child?

And a lot of you, you have

infants.

Who's going to speak for them?

Mm-hmm.

Well, it's my luck.

I have the only office with

carpeting, so I get

dispossessed.

Yeah.

Uh, don't worry.

I'll let you know where you can

reach me.

Yeah.

Bye-bye.

Abe.

Abe.

These are the psychologists,

Dr. Laurie Braga, Dr. Joseph

Braga.

How do you do?

Both professors at the

university of Miami medical

school.

This is Abe laeser,

chief assistant state attorney.

You'll be using his office.

Right.

My boss, Janet Reno, wanted you

brought in because she said that

you speak good three-year-old.

What is that supposed to mean?

Well, for example, if you ask

a three-year-old if anything

happened in his presence,

he'll probably start looking

around for packages to unwrap.

Oh.

Yeah, I see your point.

Sorry, ma'am.

I hope you don't mind our

preempting your office like

this.

Hey, because of the carpet

they said.

For the kids to sit on.

For us too.

Oh.

Well, what would you like to

know about the case?

Nothing now.

Let us interview the children

first.

You know, I don't think it's

a very good idea to be

videotaping these kids.

Mr. Laeser, anything that

spares these children from

repeated interviews by social

workers, police, and prosecutors

is a good idea.

I understand.

It's just that children can be

so inconsistent.

These tapes might backfire on

us.

What an adult considers

inconsistent is often perfectly

consistent with a child's level

of development.

Oh, like what?

Like just because a

four-year-old can't tell you

exactly when or how many times,

doesn't mean the what didn't

happen.

These tapes will protect the

children.

That's why we do it.

Exactly.

Yeah.

All right, the technicians will

be back there with the monitor.

Thanks, Mr. Laeser.

Please, call me Abe.

Abe.

We'd like the parents to watch

the interviews, so would you

please have them sit in there

with the technicians?

Sure.

Excuse me, the camera's

already set.

Would you just turn it on,

please?

We're ready for the first child.

Oh.

Jason Harrison.

That's his name.

I'll get him.

Thank you.

Do you know how old he is?

No.

That wasn't too long, huh?

Come on. You're first.

Hi.

I'm Joe.

This is Laurie.

And I'll bet you're...Jason.

Right?

Yeah.

I am.

Great.

Jason, did you ever see a truck

like this?

No.

It's pretty neat.

Would you like to come over

and play with it?

Come on.

You can see it opens up.

That's really a neat truck.

Oh...headlights.

Do you know why you came here

today?

We're just having trouble

with the babysitter.

Does it make you sad to talk

about that?

No.

It's just that...

I discussed about it with the

lady yesterday, and I don't want

to talk about it again.

I can understand that.

It's kind of a hard thing to

talk about.

These yellow things must go in

here.

I'm worried about missy.

Can't get it out of my head.

I keep thinking--

shari, will you please stop?

We keep going over and over

the same thing.

She told the investigator

nothing happened, so just let it

go.

For god's sake, she was only

there twice.

And frank was there.

She told Christina that, too,

that he took her into the den

to watch a movie.

Just--

she never told us that.

What else hasn't she told us?

Shari, give it a rest.

I can't.

Come on, we've got enough to

worry about with Chad.

Why we were wondering if you

would talk to us is because

we wanted to talk to Josh.

He's so little.

It's kind of hard to talk to

him.

So I thought maybe you could

help.

My brother does talk.

Like, if you asked him "what do

frank and illiana do," he would

say it.

He would?

He would.

Seems so relieved to be

talking about it.

I know how my brother would

do it.

Like, if you asked him a

question.

Uh-huh?

He would say illiana's

playing with his penis,

and it's not very good.

The fusters already know

they're being investigated.

They've been calling the

parents.

No!

No.

One of your caseworkers will not

look into it tomorrow.

At least get a temporary

injunction.

I want that babysitting service

shut down.

Now.

They play ring around the

rosy.

And how do they play

ring around the rosy?

They play it dumb.

They dress up naked and play it.

They take all their clothes off

and play it.

Hmm.

Who would take off their

clothes?

Both the girls and boys.

Oh.

And then what would happen?

They play ring around the

rosy.

Could you show us with these

dolls, 'cause I don't know how

to play it.

Do you want me to hold their

hands and help you?

There, we'll hold these.

Illiana would just undress on

the couch.

Okay, I'll tell you what,

let's make this illiana, okay?

And would you show me what

happened?

She just took off all her

clothes and everybody else

took them off.

* *

Frank was in the game too.

He's not talking about

himself at this point.

He's more comfortable talking

about what he saw than what he

did.

How do you know that anything

happened to him?

Well, we don't for sure,

but he knows a lot more detail

than you would expect if he were

just watching.

And every now and then he would

say something like, "I didn't

like it."

Why didn't he tell us?

Kids don't usually run home

and tell their parents.

They're afraid that what

happened to them is their fault,

and when they do finally get up

the nerve to tell, they do it in

stages, a little bit at a time

until they're sure it's safe.

What do you mean "safe"?

Are you saying that he was

threatened?

That's not the kind of safety

I'm talking about, but, yes,

it's possible that Jason was

threatened.

Every time he got close to

talking about threats, he'd

clam up.

The children usually save the

worst for last.

So he may still be too scared to

talk about it.

Neil, now, I understand that

you're angry, and you have every

right to be.

If you need to go someplace and

just scream your heart out,

do it, do it,

but it is crucial that Jason

doesn't think you're angry at

him.

No matter what you're feeling,

when you're with Jason, you're

going to have to do the best

acting job of your life so that

he can start to feel safe

again--safe enough to talk to

you about this.

Hi, dad.

Hi, honey.

Oh, come here.

Oh.

You're a very, very brave little

boy, you know that, honey?

Dad.

Mommy and daddy love you very

much.

Bobby.

Yes, Mr. Laeser?

See if Christina's gotten a

hold of frank luster's probation

officer yet.

Yes, sir.

I just got off the phone

with him.

Oh.

Well, what'd he have to say

about his lewd and lascivious

client running a babysitting

service out of his house?

He says he knows.

He gave him permission to.

He what?

Doesn't he realize frank works

out of the house?

He says he saw no problem

with it because illiana would be

doing all the babysitting.

All right, come on, get the

boxes from the garage.

* *

What about the "get me" game?

Could you tell me about that?

They would do this, and then

they would bite their private

parts.

Who would do it to who?

Frank would do it to Chad.

What about...

What would happen to April?

April?

They would do right here and

right there.

Who would?

Frank.

With his hands?

Yeah.

With his hands.

And illiana would do this.

To who?

To Tommy.

They played other games, too.

Like what?

The caca game.

Come on!

Load it up in the back!

Come on. Come on.

Jason, let me ask you a

question.

You know what a camera is,

right?

Yeah.

Yeah.

Did anybody ever take any

pictures?

Yeah.

Who?

Who took the pictures?

Frank.

Did he?

Did he have a camera?

Yes.

How big?

As big as that one over

there.

Was the camera like this?

No.

A camera like that one over

there.

I want those tapes.

Do you think you can establish

that Jason has seen them in the

fuster house in the last

30 days?

A five-year-old doesn't

understand the concept of a

period of time like 30 days.

But if we relate the

questions to something

concrete, something the parents

tell us happened during that

time, sure.

Why is it so important?

Because

it's the only way I can get a

search warrant.

I can see that we're in for a

crash course in the finer points

in evidence gathering.

I'll make a deal with you.

Teach me about children.

I'll teach you about the law.

I've got a couple of books

right in here.

Excuse me.

You okay?

It's just starting to sink

in.

I had to be there for the kids.

I couldn't let them see how I

was feeling.

Makes me sick.

Just makes me sick.

I know.

This goes so far beyond

anything we've ever seen or

heard.

Group sex with children.

And the other stuff.

Oh, i--

where is this coming from?

This is something...

So evil.

So dark.

I know.

I have the same feeling--

darkness.

There is something so

terribly wrong here.

This is beyond imagination.

We came here to interview a few

kids, and now we're in the

middle of a nightmare.

What have we gotten ourselves

into?

I'll talk to you later.

Go on!

* *

get in the house, Rosa.

Maggie?

I'm so sorry.

How could we not have known?

Why didn't she tell us?

She was threatened.

I think she was trying to

protect you.

I'm her mother.

I'm supposed to protect her.

What's going to happen now?

How am I ever going to be able

to let her out of my sight

again?

Most people who take care of

children do it because they

care, not because they want to

hurt them.

You know, I talked to the

other parents and there were

signs, but it was like we were

all holding different pieces

of a puzzle and we didn't know

what they meant.

That's the point.

All you had were the pieces;

nobody had the whole picture.

None of you did.

How am I supposed to deal

with this?

How am I supposed to deal with

her?

You can't change what

happened.

But you can help her heal.

She's already taken the first

step by telling this secret,

and that's a burden she doesn't

have to bear anymore.

She doesn't talk to me about

it.

I think she will

in her own time, in her own way.

Don't pressure her, but let her

know you're there if there's

anything she wants to tell you.

Most important thing for her to

know is that she didn't do

anything wrong.

I know.

But you see, my husband and I

are both police officers

and we never thought anything

like this could ever happen.

And it hurts.

It really hurts.

I understand.

All right, we'll talk about that

later.

Michael.

Thanks for coming on such short

notice.

This is Mr. Fuster and his wife,

illiana.

This is Mr. Von zamft,

the lawyer I told you about.

Ah, ah, ah.

I do nothing.

I do absolutely nothing,

and now people come say, "you

are a child molester."

I mean, the worst crime

a human being can commit.

How can I molest a child

if I'm not in the house?

I don't know why people say

these things.

Tell Mr. Von zamft something.

Do I know these children?

Am I in the house?

No, he's not in the house.

Mr. Fuster, i--

you see, I am innocent.

I don't care.

But I am 100% innocent of

these allegations.

Ask Mr. Samek.

Mr. Samek, he knows.

He tried to help me last year,

but no.

They no give me new trial.

The judge puts me on probation

for molesting a little girl.

Only god knows why she tells

these lies on me.

Frank, we can talk about this

later.

The judge is waiting.

You know--

you know why this happens?

An accident.

1969 New York,

I tried to make citizen's

arrest.

The bad driver, he makes me

shoot him.

Now, they make me plead guilty

to murder.

If this is justice, no.

But now they make witch hunt

against me, but, you see,

they do this all over the

country.

I know; I read the newspapers.

On the word of a child.

A child?

Please, I am innocent.

You must believe me.

It's not my job to believe

you.

It's my job to get you off.

I want to know what I'm dealing

with so I can figure out how.

No, no, but you must believe.

I mean, where's the evidence?

The search my house for

videotapes; They don't find

videotapes.

Frank, I said that we can

talk about this later.

Right now it's time to surrender

yourself to the judge.

Jeffrey, since when do you

need my help with a routine

probation violation?

There's a lot more to it than

that, Michael.

Here they are.

Let's go.

All right. Come on.

Let's get through it.

Excuse us, please.

Please, no.

John hogan will lead the

team.

He's chief of felonies

and he's a genius when it comes

to organization, which is

exactly what we need in a case

this size.

And he's also not lost a case

in five years now.

Oh, you're talking about me

again, huh, Abe?

Uh, no.

Meet Dan Casey.

This pup has already made it to

chief of robbery, so you know

he's good.

Hi, I'm John hogan.

Laurie Braga.

It's a privilege to meet

both of you.

I've seen some of your

interviews.

I never realized you could have

such small children remember so

many details.

Kids can do a lot more than

most people give them credit

for.

This is our case on the wall

over here.

We've been sorting through the

tapes trying to organize the

charges.

Yeah, we've taken statements

on more than 500 counts now.

And that's even more than

they had in the mcmartin case.

We're going to learn from

their mistakes.

We're going to limit the charges

to just a couple of dozen

counts, the ones that have the

strongest cross-corroboration

among the children.

Yeah, for example, in Jason's

sexual battery counts, the oral

copulation, we have what he

told you and his parents and

what we got from the Martinez

girl in taped interviews.

But Abe told us the tapes

aren't admissible in court.

They're not.

Neither are the statements

they're making to their parents.

That's all considered hearsay.

But this helps us to know

where their corroboration is

so we know who to concentrate on

to testify at trial.

And actually it's not all

that hard to narrow down.

We've got about 30 kids,

most of them babies and

toddlers and one definite--

Jason.

That leaves about a dozen

maybes.

Will they remember by the

time they get to trial?

Unfortunately these children

will remember this for the rest

of their lives.

No, I told you--

it's a surprise.

You'll just have to wait and

see.

Well?

Welcome to the state attorney

center for children.

Janet Reno figured since you

wouldn't accept any money for

doing this, she could at least

give you a decent place to

interview these kids.

Well, say something.

I can't believe it.

I know.

They've been working all night.

But the furniture won't be in

till later on this afternoon.

So you think you can handle one

more day on Abe's floor?

I think so.

Great.

And how many kids do we have

today?

Frank fuster's

daughter, Rosa.

Come on.

She's waiting downstairs.

I'll go get her.

Does it upset you to talk

about this?

I just want to forget about

it.

I remember, but I don't want to

remember.

I was wondering, if you could

say anything to your father

about what happened

which you think he ought

to know,

what would you tell him?

I would tell him, "I know why

now."

Why what?

Why he did those things.

Why do you think, Rosa?

'Cause he thought the kids were

not going to tell,

and they did tell.

Mm-hmm.

Are you mad at him?

I'm sad for him.

Could you tell me who this

is?

I drew that because I was

scared of illiana.

She had a knife.

And she made me do things.

* *

who's this?

This is me.

Bop.

So shiny, isn't it?

All right, we got Rosa

fuster's test results back from

rape treatment center.

She tested positive for

gonorrhea of the throat.

Frank fuster's daughter?

Are you sure?

Yes, I'm sure.

All the other children came

back negative.

Parents talked a lot about

the kids being sick.

A lot of antibiotics for

throat infection.

I want you to give me all the

kids' medical records.

The pediatricians may have been

treating the kids for gonorrhea

and never even knew it.

You got it.

See, now with this and Rosa's

testimony...

No.

You cannot use Rosa.

Laurie, this is the only

solid physical evidence we have.

No, it's not.

We have some other kids with

physical signs,

vaginal adhesions, rectal--

yeah, but that could be

because of the sexual abuse

or something else.

What Rosa's got could only be

contracted in one way.

I understand what you're

saying.

You cannot put Rosa on the

stand.

Why not?

Because frank fuster may be

her father, but he's the only

father she's got.

She loves him.

Yeah, but that's true of

almost every incest case.

What makes this one so special?

Well, if i--

when illiana took--

when illiana took Rosa to

visit frank in jail, he

terrified her by telling her she

was the only one who could save

him.

She believes that.

You can't...

You can't use her to put him

away.

It would destroy her.

What about this case?

Well, we have an agreement,

John.

If it's the case or the child,

the child wins.

Okay.

Please, we have no comments

at this time.

Excuse us.

Ah!

Let her through, please.

Illiana fuster surrendered

today to authorities two weeks

after her husband's arrest.

The two are accused of molesting

children who attended a

babysitting service in their

home.

Mrs. Fuster is 17 years old

and is an illegal alien from

Honduras.

17?

She told me she was 23.

What's the difference

as long as she's off the streets

and they're both in jail?

They'll get out.

No, they won't, Jason.

They can't.

Mr. Laeser will see to that.

Illiana can get out.

She's got special powers.

What is that, Jason?

What are you drawing?

Death, I love you.

You gave me the grateful gifts.

Take this bird with you and take

all your children up to hell

with you.

We don't love the children

'cause they are a gift of god.

We want the children to be hurt.

Amen.

Where'd you learn that,

honey?

Illiana taught me.

That's the prayer she says

before she kills the birds.

Mommy!

Monsters, mommy, daddy!

Monsters!

Mommy, daddy!

Mommy!

What's the matter?

Did you have a bad dream, honey?

It's okay.

You didn't come.

I cried.

You didn't come.

Monsters, I told you.

Oh, sweetheart, I didn't know

you meant frank and illiana.

Mommy and daddy didn't know.

We never would have left you

there.

Hey, hey.

I got him.

Hey, hey.

Hey, Chad, what's the matter,

baby?

Don't touch me.

Oh...

We've got to do something, Tom.

I'll call the bragas.

Come on, sweetheart.

Let's go back to bed, okay?

We're going to go to sleep now.

I love you.

I love you.

Mr. Hogan, what's your

response to these allegations?

What allegations?

These allegations.

The fusters' lawyers say they

want a special prosecutor

appointed to investigate the

relationship between the bragas

and the state attorney's office.

It looks to me like they're

saying there might be some kind

of conspiracy.

What conspiracy?

To create a nightmare?

Excuse me.

Defense says that the bragas

are frauds.

They say that they have proof

that Dr. Joseph Braga who taught

at Boston university died in

1972.

Mr. Hogan, if the real Dr. Braga

is dead, who are the people

who've got interviewing the

children?

Tracy, get me the bragas!

I think they're in the interview

room.

What in the world's the

matter with you?

Trouble.

Give me a break, will you,

please?

I can't believe they would

do this.

Why not?

It makes perfect sense to me.

The press is chewing their

clients up.

I mean, convicted child

molester, convicted killer,

gonorrhea.

This just takes the heat off

them for a little while.

Obviously they had to create

a diversion, huh?

Don't you think that killing

Joe Braga is a little extreme?

No, no, it just proves that

our friends old Jeffrey and

Michael have been doing their

homework.

Attacking the interviewer is

exactly the same tactic that the

defense took in Jordan,

Minnesota, and in the mcmartin

case.

It's true.

You taint the bragas, you

taint this case, because all

these kids have in common

are the fusters and the people

who interviewed them.

John, what is it?

Do you need us?

You know, I don't see what

you could possibly find amusing

about this.

John, I mean,

the defense must be pretty

desperate if the only way they

can get the fusters off is to

declare me dead.

I mean, I am not now, nor have I

ever been dead.

Well, the boy's a little

pale, but you're right.

He's definitely not dead.

Listen, I want to remind you

folks that discrediting

witnesses may be standard

defense tactics, but it is one

that works.

We have endured subpoenas,

hearings, depositions,

nonstop harassment for months

on end.

Everything from dead chickens on

our doorsteps to the defense

attorneys on the news telling us

that this horror isn't real.

I wish that were true, but then

again the truth isn't their job,

or so Michael Von zamft says.

Michael's just going to love

this.

I think he's been counting on

them to pull out of this case.

Yeah, well,

I think Michael's met his match

in Maggie Rivera.

Every molester that is freed

by an unfair system, there will

be 100 more child victims.

One of those could be your child

or your grandchild.

We won't stand for this

senseless carnage.

This weekend, members or our

organization, justice for

sexually abused children,

will launch a petition drive

seeking public support for the

most comprehensive child

protection laws ever introduced

into legislation in this nation.

We want laws that will protect

our children in court the way

the child abusers are protected

now.

We want justice for sexually

abused children.

"Fred shouted back and jan

turned and ran outside.

That was always the way it went.

First his father and brother

would play chess, and then all

of a sudden..."

Mommy...

What, sweetheart?

Do you love me?

Well, of course I do.

No matter what?

Nothing could ever stop me.

I have something to tell you.

Well, why don't you come up

here and tell me?

No.

Okay.

Tell me the great big old secret

from down there.

It's about frank and illiana.

Jason...

Do still want me to tell Dr. Joe

about what you said last night?

I didn't do it.

Chad did it.

Jason, I know it was you,

because you told me.

You can tell me anything.

Frank said he would kill us

if I told.

That is not true.

You are always safe with us.

Please remember that, baby.

But I'm ashamed.

I did it too.

But, Jason, it's not your

fault.

Frank and illiana made you do

it.

Is Rosa in jail too?

Oh, no, of course not, honey.

She's a little child just like

you.

But she did it too.

Children do what their

parents make them do.

You still love me, mom?

Oh, honey, I love you bigger

than the universe.

Oh.

Yes.

In addition, your honor,

Boston university has confirmed

that the information in their

computer's listing Dr. Braga

as deceased was an error.

They say that the entry was a

recent one and cannot explain

how it got there.

Now, I don't know in today's

society if there's anything

that's 100% certain,

but I am 99.99% sure that that

man right there is Joseph Lynn

Braga, and unless I'm mistaken,

your honor, I don't think he's

dead.

I'd like to think that this

matter has been put to rest.

Welcome back to the land of

the living, doctor.

It's over.

Now go after the kids now.

Jason, why don't you sit right

here?

Jason, my name is Jeff.

I know.

You know?

How do you know?

My mother told me.

Your mother told you?

You've been saying a lot of

things about frank and illiana,

haven't you?

Yeah.

I'm frank's friend, and I

want to help frank, and I think

you're lying.

No.

I don't think the things that

you've been saying about frank

are true.

Do you know what a lie is?

Yes.

What's a lie?

When you...

I don't know.

No, look at me.

You know what a lie is.

What's a lie?

When you do something...

When you say something,

it's not true.

Okay, that's right.

That's exactly what a lie is.

I think you've been lying to me

about frank and illiana.

I don't think frank ever did

anything to you.

Frank didn't do anything to you,

did he?

Yes, he did.

Frank never put his mouth on

your penis, did he?

Yes, he did.

When did he do it?

Partially.

What?

Partially.

Jason, look at me when you

answer.

I think we should take a

break now.

Fine, stop the tape and let

the judge come up and see it.

Hi, sweetheart.

Oh, god.

I thought he wanted the

truth.

Will you explain that,

Mr. Samek?

I believe that the repeated

interrogations of this boy

by the state investigators

has put him under a spell.

And you're trying to break

the spell by breaking the child?

Dr. Ralph underwager,

the expert that I've engaged

to assist in Mr. Fuster's

defense has advised me that the

bragas have woven a spell

around the children.

He says the spell must be

forcibly broken.

After seeing the tape, I

think that is about as

disingenuous as anything I have

ever seen.

Personally, I will supply a

transcript of this deposition

to the Florida bar.

I was looking to see how he

would react.

You want to see how he'll

react when he's called a liar,

and you believe that is the

purpose of a discovery

deposition?

You wouldn't be able to call him

a liar in a courtroom,

would you?

You want to conduct yourself in

such a manner that he'll not be

able to testify against your

client at all.

I want the boy to tell

the truth.

But you already know what the

truth is, don't you, Mr. Samek?

Now, Dr. Underwager,

what would be the average number

of words a three-year-old would

be expected to understand?

I don't know.

How about to speak?

I don't know.

You know of any study that

has been in this area?

Not offhand.

Could you explain what

changes take place in language

development in children between

the ages of two and three?

Not right now.

Is there any difference in

your mind between the age in

which a child distinguishes

between truth and falsehood

and when they begin to realize

the impropriety of telling

falsehoods?

Hmm, approximately puberty.

Some a bit before that.

Okay.

Would you in any way compare

the techniques used by the

bragas in the case with those

used by the red Chinese,

north Koreans, or north

vietnamese?

That is certainly a

comparison could be made.

Tell me how the Chinese would

program someone.

I can't.

So which techniques of the

red Chinese, north Koreans,

or north vietnamese or other

tyrants were used by the

bragas?

I can't say right now.

Can you tell me any?

Hi, crystal.

Here it is.

Now, it's a big room, but it's

kind of a nice room, isn't it?

Yeah.

All right.

Now...

Go right there.

Over here is where the jury

sits.

All right, now, the jury has to

listen to everything that

everybody says, and the judge,

look here, the judge is going to

be sitting in that big blue

chair right up there.

Okay.

Okay.

Think you can get up in that

chair by yourself?

I think I can.

Will frank and illiana be here?

Yeah, they'll be there but

you don't even have to look at

them.

You just talk to me,

talk to their lawyers,

and you can talk to the judge

over there.

Now, you're going to be right

here.

Where do you want me to be?

Right here.

Okay.

That's where I'll be then.

Now, I want to try something,

crystal.

I'm going to need your mom

to help me.

All right, uh, come on, you be

me, your mom's going to be me,

and I'm going to go over here to

this table where frank's lawyer

Mr. Samek is, okay?

Okay.

Now, Maggie, you ask crystal

a question, why don't you?

What kind of question?

Make it an easy one.

Okay.

Crystal, when's your birthday?

July 20--

objection! Hearsay!

No foundation!

Dan.

He's just pretending.

Now, that was kind of silly,

wasn't it, crystal?

Hmm?

Mm-hmm.

Now, you know why that

happened?

'Cause I said something

wrong?

No, crystal, you didn't say

anything wrong.

That's something that lawyers do

to get you to stop talking so

they can talk to the judge.

And I have a feeling they're

going to want to talk to the

judge a lot.

Do I get to talk to the

judge?

Yeah.

Yeah, you do.

The judge might ask you a

question.

For example, if I said your name

is Mary, is that the truth or a

lie?

That's a lie.

Good.

Good, crystal.

And that's all there is to it.

I gotta go.

Good-bye.

Bye.

Any more questions?

Yeah, why is the roof so

high?

I'm going to look into that.

You're on your own.

That's what I was afraid of.

Bye, cookie.

Bye, mom.

Daddy will pick you up in a

half hour.

All right, crystal.

Are we going to be all right?

How's she doing?

She's determined to do this.

I just don't know what's going

to happen when she comes face to

face with him in open court.

I'm late.

Well, she may not have to,

at least not in person.

Judge Newman may let 'em testify

on closed circuit TV.

It's a new law, but I think we

can use it.

Still, we should have at least

one child testify in open court.

I think it'll be missy

herschel.

What about the kids'

interviews tapes?

Can we get those into evidence

too?

Yeah, well, we're not even

going to try.

Wait--

what are you talking about?

50,000 petitions,

three months of lobbying in the

house and the senate.

John, we killed ourselves to get

those tapes in front of a jury

and you're not even going to

try?

It's too risky.

That law has never been

tested.

If judge Newman lets a jury see

those tapes and appeals court

says he shouldn't have,

the fusters will walk.

Yeah, well, they may walk

anyway.

The defense says the bragas

brainwashed the kids and now

you're telling me that the jury

isn't going to have the chance

to see for themselves how the

interviews were done so that

they'll never know.

There's a lot of things this

jury will never know.

They won't even know he was a

convicted child molester.

Then all of this was for

nothing.

No.

No, it wasn't for nothing.

The laws are on the books now.

You didn't do this just for your

children.

You did it for everybody's

children.

You know, I spent more than a

year trying to understand why

the fusters did this to our

kids.

They did it because they were

sick.

No.

They did it because they could.

It's not fair.

It's not a fair fight.

Has anyone forced or

threatened you in any way to

enter this plea this morning?

No, your honor, no.

Has anyone promised you

anything to enter this plea

this morning?

No, they have not...

That's a mistake we didn't

make.

Do you understand that there

is a possibility you could be

sentenced to as much as life in

the state penitentiary for these

crimes?

Do you understand that?

Yes, but I am not pleading

guilty because I feel guilty or

because I think I have criminal

mind.

I can give you as much as

life or as little as I so choose

at the time of sentencing.

I want to make sure you

understand that.

Yes.

Howard, get a picture.

Yes, there she goes.

Mr. Hogan, were you surprised

by Mrs. Fuster's guilty plea?

Nothing surprises me about

this case anymore.

Does this mean that she'll

testify?

No, she wouldn't agree

to testify.

She wouldn't make a deal.

She's thrown herself on the

mercy of the court.

Thank you.

John, what the hell's going

on?

Why didn't she take a deal?

I don't know.

We offered her 17 years.

I guess Von zamft figures he can

do better with judge Newman.

She's so young.

So what?

She was doing this stuff when

frank wasn't even there.

Yeah, but judge Newman

doesn't know that.

Now he probably never will.

So now it's just the kids.

It's just the kids.

Their word against frank's.

Now that the court has been

cleared, I want to reiterate

that the face of this witness

may not be photographed.

This rule shall also apply to

the children who will be

testifying on closed circuit TV

from my chambers.

Is that clear?

Thank you, judge.

The state calls missy herschel.

Mom.

It's okay, honey.

Just let me go first, okay?

You want to go right up to that

box, right up there, all right?

Okay.

Climb right up there.

Very good.

Okay?

Mom's going to be right behind

you, okay?

Is that good?

Okay.

Ready?

Okay.

Do you want to look at this

book?

No?

Is my sister still in there?

Yeah.

Hey, champ.

Hey, come to daddy.

Come on.

Oh, gosh, you're a big boy.

How're you doing?

You feeling ready?

Mm-hmm.

Come here.

Look at daddy.

Mommy's going to be there,

you know, right?

And all John's going to ask you

is what your name is and how old

you are, all right?

That's all you have to tell

the jury.

Okay.

Okay, now, the second time

that you went to frank and

illiana's, did something happen?

Yes.

Did you play games?

Yes.

And what was the name of

the game?

"Cut your head off."

How do you play "cut your

head off"?

Frank chases

everybody.

Missy, could you speak up

just a little bit?

Frank chases everybody.

And what happened?

He'd say...

He put a knife up to your neck.

I have no more questions,

your honor.

Missy, I'm feeling a little

bit tired today.

Is it okay if I sit down and

talk with you?

That's okay.

Thanks.

Oh, boy.

Missy, um,

at school, did they ever tell

you about good touching and bad

touching?

Yes.

Do you know what good

touching and bad touching is?

Yes.

Do you remember that you told

the police officer that frank

never touched you in a bad way?

He did touch me in a bad way.

Missy, um,

don't you remember that you told

the police lady that frank

didn't you touch in a bad way?

Don't you remember that?

What's this, missy?

That's my seal.

Is that a boy seal or a girl

seal?

It's a girl seal.

Missy, just one more

question, okay?

Now, when frank touched you

in a bad way, the second time,

why didn't you just go home and

tell your mom and dad right

away?

I was afraid.

I have no more questions,

your honor.

Now, Jason, you were two when

you started going to frank and

illiana's, right?

No, I was four.

Do you know how old stephie

was when she went to frank's?

No.

Is she older than you?

About the same age, four.

When did frank tell you how

to kill the octopus?

What octopus?

The octopus.

Frank told how to kill the

octopus, didn't he?

No, he didn't.

Okay, just give me a minute

to look at my notes.

My notes are a little confusing.

Jason, frank didn't say

anything when he wore the masks,

did he?

He just wore the mask and turned

off the lights.

He wore the mask, turned off

the lights, and scared people.

What would he do?

He would tell they are going

to die.

What about the devil that

came out of the toilet?

They told us about that.

Tell me about that.

They would say every time

they flushed the toilet, they

would come out.

Now, the pills you told me

about, what did they look like?

Like little tablets.

What color were they?

I don't remember.

Did you take the medicine?

I didn't.

Sometimes.

All right, no further

questions.

Redirect.

Now, Jason, is there anything

else that happened there that

you think you'd like to tell the

judge?

About the babies.

Okay, what about the babies?

They would...

Like, they would make them watch

her naked games.

Anything else about the

babies?

No.

Now, did you ever do anything

with the babies?

Yes.

Hi, sweetheart.

Hi.

I told them, mom.

I told them everything.

I bet you did a good job.

How do you feel?

Great.

Is it over?

Almost, Jason.

Almost.

Now, the mask that frank was

wearing was purple.

White!

And even though it didn't

have any eyes, he could still

see through it.

It did have eyes!

Do you know if illiana was

wearing the blue mask or did

illiana wear the blue mask?

She wore the red mask.

I can see frank.

Yeah, what's he doing?

I think he's crying.

What?

Well, while he's doing this.

Then maybe he's got a

headache, too.

What happens now?

Well, now that the kids have

told what happened, samek will

try and convince a jury that

nothing happened.

How could he do that after

what they've heard?

We have to understand,

a jury would rather believe

anything than believe that

frank fuster raped 50 kids

for a year and not one of them

told.

All right, judge,

the defense will open its case

by introducing into evidence

the taped interviews of the

children conducted by doctors

Joseph and Laurie Braga.

All of them.

The tapes will be received in

evidence without objection.

Has samek lost his mind?

He knows what's on those tapes.

Well, we've always known he

could use them even if we

couldn't.

I just thought he'd just assumed

put frank on the stand and have

him make a full confession.

No, you know what he's doing?

He figures we're going to take

advantage of the new law and try

to introduce them into rebuttal.

He just wants to beat us to it.

You know, there are 60 hours

of taped interviews.

Maybe he thinks this jury is

going to lose interest.

Yeah.

Maybe he's been brainwashed

by his own expert.

How about the "get me" game?

Can you tell me about that?

They would do right here

and then right there.

Who would do that?

Frank.

With his hands?

Yeah, with his hands.

And illiana would do this.

They played other games, too.

Like what?

The caca game.

Dr. Coleman, you've testified

for the defense that you thought

the parents in this case like to

hear sexy stuff.

Is that correct?

Mr. Hogan, what I was saying

was that I believe the parents

have been victimized as much as

the children by the interviewing

methods.

Now, that's not what you said

on August 14th, page 303,

and I quote, "the evidence on

the tape is the parents and

the bragas like to hear sexy

stuff.

They had been told repeatedly,

'we are so proud of you when

you talk about these things.

We wish you would talk about

these things.'"

what I was saying is that

the...

That seemed to be the

information the bragas and the

parents seemed to want to hear.

Yeah, in fact in every case

that you've ever consulted with,

you've never seen an interview

that you thought was well-done.

That's true.

I have never seen a videotaped

interview that did not show

essentially the same kind of

manipulative leading, biased

techniques.

Or, in other words, you've

never been paid $1,500 a day

by anyone that you didn't

conclude that the tapes were not

well-done.

I think that is a vicious

distortion.

I could form the opposite

conclusion and get paid money,

too.

Oh, well, now, Dr. Coleman,

you might have a problem with

that.

Why would someone pick you

with six months experience

in the area of child sex abuse

to testify when all the leaders

in the area are on the other

side?

Hey.

Illiana wants to testify.

I'm sorry?

It's a little late for that.

She's already pleaded guilty.

No deal.

No deal.

She doesn't want a deal.

Illiana wants to testify--

I don't want her, and I don't

need her.

The children have already told

the jury everything it needs

to hear.

Listen, Abe says that an

adult witness can protect this

case on appeal.

What an insult to the

children that is.

The idea that one adult

testimony carries more weight

than dozens of children.

I know, I know.

You know that's the way it is.

Frank would carry them or

just be near sometimes.

He would take them in a separate

room.

Which child did you see frank

take into a separate room?

Andy pierson.

And did there ever actually

come a time when you saw the

defendant kissing the naked body

of a child?

That was the time when I went

into Rosa's room and frank was

there.

And where was Andy?

Andy was...

Was laying on the bed, and he

was naked.

And frank was kissing his body.

You are a liar!

You are a liar!

God is going to punish you for

this!

Mr. Fuster, I will have you

gagged and locked to your chair!

Liar!

You are a liar!

God is going to punish you!

Mr. Samek, explain to your

client.

Judge, the jury.

Bailiff, escort the jury to

the jury room.

Daddy, why didn't the jury

make up its mind yet?

Well, honey, they have a lot

on their minds, and I'm sure

that they're going to make up

their mind tomorrow.

Don't cry.

I'm not crying, honey.

I'm just thinking about how much

I love you.

I love you too, daddy.

I know you do.

I promise you something,

crystal.

What?

You will never, ever have to

see frank and illiana again,

okay?

Okay.

Good night, honey.

Good night.

Hey.

You okay?

Yeah.

Yeah.

What's going to happen?

What are we going to do if they

don't convict?

They'll convict.

But what if they don't?

They have to.

You know juries are funny

sometimes, honey.

They will.

They have to.

I think we should call.

Joseph?

Ladies and gentlemen, I'd

like to remind you that this is

a court of law, and you're

expected to conduct yourselves

accordingly.

There will be no outburst when

the verdict is read, or I will

clear the court.

The clerk will read the verdict.

We, the jury, at Miami-dade

county, Florida, the second day

of October a.D., 1985,

find the defendant Francisco

fuster escolona as to sexual

battery upon Jason Harrison

as charged in count one

of the information:

Guilty.

So say we all.

As to sexual battery upon Jason

Harrison as charged in count two

guilty.

As to lewd, lascivious, indecent

assault or act upon Jason

Harrison as charged in count

three of the information:

Guilty.

As to lewd, lascivious, indecent

assault or act upon Joshua

Harrison as charged in count

four of the information:

Guilty.

As to lewd, lascivious, indecent

assault or act upon crystal

Rivera as charged in count five

of the information:

Guilty.

As to aggravated assault

upon crystal Rivera

as charged in count six

of the information:

Guilty.

As to aggravated assault on Andy

pierson as charged in count

seven of the information:

Guilty.

As to lewd, lascivious, indecent

assault or act upon Jason

Harrison, Joshua Harrison,

Andy pierson, crystal Rivera,

missy herschel, April

Lancaster, as charged in count

eight in the information:

Guilty.

As to lewd, lascivious, indecent

assault or act upon missy

herschel as charged in count

nine of the information:

Guilty.

As to aggravated assault upon

Chad herschel as charged in

count ten of the information:

Guilty.

As to aggravated assault upon

Brendan prince, Jason Harrison,

Joshua Harrison, Andy pierson,

crystal Rivera, April Lancaster,

Bonnie Martinez, Jeremy

Martinez, Steven vickers,

missy herschel, as charged in

count 11 of the information:

Guilty.

As to aggravated assault upon...

I never realized that we had

such small children remember so

many details.

Kids can do a lot more than

the most people give them credit

for.

Kerry jurgensmeyer,

brookie Lane,

Patricia Burton,

rich Whitney,

Dexter Nelson...

What about this case?

We have an agreement, John.

If it's the case with a child,

the child wins.

As charged in count 12

of the information:

Guilty.

So say we all.

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There are 7 million children

in daycare in the United States

and more than 1/4 million

licensed daycare centers.

While the vast majority offer

safe and responsible care,

we as parents must be aware of

the potential for abuse in order

to prevent it.

Visit, meet the staff, and be

assured of access to all

facilities at any time.

Talk to other parents.

Ask for and check

recommendations.

Listen to your children.

Be sensitive to their behavior

and feelings, especially their

feelings about their caretakers,

and if necessary, get

professional help.

For information about detecting

signs of sexual abuse and

choosing quality daycare,

call the national center for

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