McMartin Preschool Sex Abuse Case

One child told a defense attorney that Chuck Norris - a popular action star at the time - had been present at the Satanic rituals, while other children claimed they jumped out of a plane and even traveled to space in a hot air balloon. Other claims included digging up dead bodies, secret tunnels underneath the school, flying witches, and being locked in refrigerators.

most of the current and former students from the McMartin Preschool described shocking and strange acts perpetrated by the school's staff.

According to the children, they were forced to participate in Satanic rituals that included animal and human sacrifices, and they were made to play a game called "Naked Movie Star" that involved posing nude for pictures. The children also told therapists they were raped, fondled, sodomized, and forced to take part in orgies.

After parents received the letter of Buckey's arrest, police told them their children may have been witnesses or victims of acts that had allegedly occurred at the preschool, including sodomy, oral sex, and fondling of genitals. The police department provided a form asking parents to disclose any inappropriate behavior.

Hundreds of parents with children who were current or former students at McMartin Preschool contacted law enforcement. Initially, the children were interrogated by police officers, but eventually they were questioned by therapists and social workers after parents concluded the interviewing tactics used by cops were too traumatizing.

In the end, approximately 360 children out of the 400 who had been interviewed made allegations of abuse, which ranged from deeply disturbing to incredibly bizarre.

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