Digital OriginalThe McMartin Family Trials: Judy Johnson's Allegations Spark The Investigation
Those involved in the McMartin Preschool trials reflect on the initial report made by mother of two Judy Johnson. In the summer 1983, Johnson made a complaint to the Manhattan Beach Police Department that would ignite one of the most infamous criminal investigations in U.S. history. Speaking with an officer, Johnson said her "2-year-old son has been molested at the McMartin Preschool.”