Capturing the Friedmans
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1:07:03
and this man had this little boy
in there who was his son

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or his stepson,
I don't know

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but the child was about
4 or 5 years old

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and they were in the table
right next to us.

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And I was interviewing Arnie
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and all of a sudden
he leaned over and asked me

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if I could ask
the corrections officer

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or whoever was in charge
in the room

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if we could get another table.
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And I asked him why,
and he said

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"That little boy over there
bouncing on his father's lap

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is getting me very excited. "
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It took me about 15 minutes
to regain my composure.

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I remember that
like it was yesterday.

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I was shocked
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'cause even though I was
involved in the case now

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for two months
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and even though
I had studied pedophilia

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and I knew what these men
did to little boys

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I had never heard somebody
actually say it.

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And I was absolutely disgusted.
1:08:04
We did change our table
and I spoke to Arnie.

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I interviewed him
for a very long time.

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He was telling me
that the only reason

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he pled guilty
and went to jail

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was because he wanted
to save his son, Jesse.

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He told me that he was
a pedophile.

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He told me that he had
had activity with boys

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but not in Great Neck.
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He told me that he had a house
in Wading River

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a beach resort
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and that the family
enjoyed vacations there.

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And he told me that
there were certain boys

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he took liberties with
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and I don't want
to go into it

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while he was in that area.
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"In my early 40s,
during the summer

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I did go 'over the line'
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and did have sexually arousing
contact with two boys


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