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Indictment: The McMartin Trial is a 1995 American film made for television that originally aired on HBO on May 20, 1995. Indictment is based on the true story of the McMartin preschool trial. Oliver Stone and Abby Mann were executive producers of the film, which was directed by Mick Jackson.
May 20, 1995 · Indictment: The McMartin Trial: Directed by Mick Jackson. With James Woods, Mercedes Ruehl, Lolita Davidovich, Sada Thompson. Lawyers and the media argue the alleged child abuse at the McMartin preschool in Manhattan Beach, California.
The McMartin preschool trial was a day care sexual abuse case in the 1980s, prosecuted by the Los Angeles District Attorney, Ira Reiner. Members of the McMartin family, who operated a preschool in Manhattan Beach, California, were charged with hundreds of acts of sexual abuse of children in their care. Accusations were made in 1983, with ...
Based on a real-life court case, the film finds members of the McMartin family on trial for alleged sexual molestation and abuse of children at their...
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Indictment: The McMartin Trial (TV Movie 1995) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Lawyers and the media argue the alleged child abuse at the McMartin preschool in Manhattan Beach, California. Based on a real-life court case, the film finds members of the McMartin family on trial for alleged sexual molestation and abuse of children at their well-regarded preschool.
The McMartin family's lives are turned upside down when they are accused of serious child molestation. The family run a school for infants. An unqualified child cruelty "expert" videotapes the children describing outrageous stories of abuse.
The longest and most expensive trial in American history ended without a single conviction! The state of California spent seven years and 15 million dollars to prosecute the McMartin child-abuse case—a case that ended in deadlocked juries, a mistrial and outright acquittals.
Television movie tracing six years of media and courtroom attention surrounding the owners and teachers at the McMartin Pre-school of Manhattan Beach, California, accused of child molestation and eventually aquitted.
The McMartin Preschools trial lasted six years and cost U.S. taxpayers in excess of 16 million. By the time it ended in deadlock and dismissal of all charges in 1990, the most widely court case of its time barely made the evening news.
