:24:00
for over 20, 30 years,
a member of your community.
:24:03
All you heard were accolades
about this person,
:24:05
and now all of a sudden,
he's a monster.
:24:09
And things that were
being said,
:24:13
you know, upset the community,
:24:15
because you don't
expect that here.
:24:24
Great Neck is a peninsula.
:24:26
It's a very insulated community.
:24:29
This was a certain kind of
person that lived in Great Neck.
:24:33
It's on the North Shore
of Long Island,
:24:34
which is usually a
predominately wealthy area.
:24:37
These are wealthy,
professional people
:24:40
that have garnered a great deal
of income in their lives,
:24:44
and they live accordingly.
:24:47
Nice community.
:24:49
Tight.
:24:50
Affluent.
:24:53
Well-kept homes.
:24:54
They get dressed up
to go shopping.
:24:56
They want to be sure
they get seen by
:24:57
the people they want to see,
:24:58
and cars are important,
:25:00
clothes are important.
:25:03
There's a lot of
competition in Great Neck.
:25:05
Everybody's kid's
a genius and the best,
:25:08
and everybody's the best
in this and that,
:25:10
and you just want your
kid to be happy
:25:12
and to get an array
of experiences.
:25:15
And this computer class was
one of those experiences.
:25:18
You thought
you were doing right.
:25:35
Most of the children
started out explaining
:25:38
how Mr. Friedman would try
to test them, I think,
:25:42
in my opinion, as to whether
they'd be receptive
:25:44
to some of his advances.
:25:46
There'd be certain showings
on the computer
:25:48
during computer class
of certain material
:25:51
that was inappropriate
for children.
:25:53
If you were going to be
the first one abused
:25:55
on a particular day,
:25:57
he would pull up a chair
and sit next to you.
:25:59
Maybe it would start with his
arm around your shoulder