Children For The Devil - The McMartin Case

Summary

The video presents a strongly argued alternative account of the McMartin Preschool case, which began in 1983 after Judy Johnson reported that her young son, Billy, may have been sexually abused by employee Raymond Buckey. The narrator says Johnson initially reported only a suspected assault—not satanic activity—and that medical examinations and Billy’s account of a thermometer led her to contact police. A letter the police later sent to McMartin families sought information about possible abuse and photographs of children, but did not mention occult crimes or accuse other staff.

According to the video, interviews with other children broadened the allegations to include abuse by multiple adults, photography, and events in underground rooms. Some children reportedly described rituals, animal abuse, costumes, and a game called “Child Movie Star.” The narrator argues that ritual claims should not automatically be dismissed as inventions, while also suggesting that bizarre details could have been used to make children’s accounts seem implausible. These points are presented as the narrator’s interpretations of children’s statements and other records.

The video’s central claim is that tunnels beneath the preschool existed and were used while the school was operating. It describes early searches as inconclusive, then recounts a later excavation organized by parents, during which a former pupil identified where she said the tunnels ran. The narrator says the excavation uncovered tunnels and a larger chamber, along with animal bones, construction materials, a plate bearing pentagrams, and a Disney bag dated 1982–83. The video presents these findings as corroboration of children’s accounts and as evidence against the explanation that the area was merely a household rubbish pit. It also cites FBI documents as confirming tunnel measurements and construction details.

The narrator contends that prosecutors focused on specific abuse charges and did not pursue the satanic or tunnel claims, and that the excavation evidence came too late to affect the court proceedings. The video therefore rejects the idea that the case was simply a product of “moral panic” and suggests that important evidence was ignored or obscured. It ends by claiming that a tunnel led toward a nearby triplex, which the narrator says children had described, and leaves that subject for a later installment.

Important context: The video presents disputed allegations and its interpretation of the excavation and documents as persuasive or conclusive. The subtitles themselves do not establish the claims about ritual activity, trafficking, or the tunnels’ use for abuse.

Presenters and Contributors

• Presenter/narrator: Unidentified.
• Named people discussed: Judy Johnson, Raymond Buckey, Virginia McMartin, Ted Gunderson, Dr. Gary Stickel (also rendered “Stuckley” in the subtitles), and a former pupil identified as Joni.