Police Expand Investigation of Georgetown Rabbi's Alleged Voyeurism

DC Police are expanding their investigation of Georgetown Rabbi Barry Freundel, accused of secretly recording at least six women in a shower and changing rooms at his synagogue.

He pled not guilty to the charges on Wednesday, was freed without bond and was ordered to stay away from the synagogue, according to several media reports.

The 62-year-old rabbi at Kesher Israel Congregation was reportedly spying on women in multiple locations, according to a report by The Washington Post. Freundel has led Kesher Israel, located at 2801 N St., since 1989.

Six women are mentioned in the original criminal complaint and police are now looking at the possibility there may have been more victims, after finding recording devices with more than 100 deleted files, according to the Post story.

Police were seen carrying items from the rabbi’s home, which is located near the synagogue, on Tuesday, according to Washingtonian magazine, which broke the story.

In all, police seized six external hard drives, seven laptop computers, five desktop computers, three regular cameras, 20 memory cards and 10 flash drives from the rabbi’s home, according to the Post.

Read the Washington Post story here.

PHOTO of Rabbi Freundel from synagogue Web site.