Rabbi Jailed For Secretly Videotaping Women Issues Public Apology

BALTIMORE (WJZ)—The rabbi who was sentenced to six and a half years in May for secretly videotaping naked women issues a public apology, calling his behavior "heinous" and "perverse".

"No matter how many times I attempted to apologize, it will never be enough," said Rabbi Barry Freundel in a personal apology posted on the Washington Jewish Week website. "I am sorry, beyond measure, for my heinous behavior and the perverse mindset that provoked my actions."

Freundel, who was a professor at both Towson and Georgetown universities, was arrested back in October 2014 of last year on charges of voyeurism.

In May 2015, he sat in the courtroom as his six and a half year sentence was read to him.

"As I sat in the courtroom listening to the victim impact statements, each felt like a blade entering my gut," he said. "How could I have been so incredibly blind, so unaware of my own impact on others?"

In his personal apology, Freundel says he wanted to individually apologize to each person but he says it could cause further harm that contact would be unwelcome.

Freundel ended his apology by saying, "I work every day to improve but I know I sometimes still miss the mark. In the absence of anything else, I would like to repeat how completely sorry I am for my behavior and actions."

Read the full apology on the Washington Jewish Week HERE.