Peeping Rabbi Writes Sorry Note to Victims

The Georgetown rabbi currently serving jail time for voyeurism wrote a letter of apology to his victims, published by Washington Jewish Week.

Rabbi Barry Freundel said he regretted his “heinous behavior” and “perverse mindset” in the letter printed Wednesday.

Between 2012 and 2014, he planted recording devices in the changing room at a sacred bath, or mikvah, in Georgetown, where he secretly videotaped dozens of women, according to the D.C. district attorney.

Freundel pleaded guilty earlier this year to 52 counts of voyeurism.

“My preference would be to apologize individually to each person I have hurt,” Freundel wrote in his letter, but he acknowledged “reaching out” to his victims “could cause further harm” and ”such contact would be unwelcome.”

Freundel is serving a six-year sentence.

In addition to practicing at Georgetown’s Kesher Israel—which fired him after charges came out last fall—Freundel was a professor at Georgetown and Towson universities, where he has since resigned. Some of his students were reportedly among those he recorded.

Read the full apology letter published on Washington Jewish Week.

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