I
by Bailey Rufer
n a time when sexual assault and misconduct allegations are
running rampant, it seems eerily fitting that Netflix would
release an original documentary titled, Voyeur. It details the
‘peeping-tom’ operation in a hotel owned and operated by
Gerald Foos, of Aurora, Colorado, and the sexual gratification
he got out of it. This documentary also follows Gay Talese, a
widely-heralded American journalist who chooses to not only
write an article about Foos’ misconduct for The New Yorker magazine,
but he also writes and publishes a book about the ordeal (titled The
Voyeur’s Motel.) Foos and Talese collaborated on both projects in an
effort to shed light on the mistakes Foos made. The reason Foos stayed
quiet all these years appears to be simple -- he wanted the statute of
limitations to run out so he couldn’t be charged with his crimes. At
the end of the documentary, a reporter from the Washington Post
THE
GLORIFICATION
OF SEXUAL
ASSAULT
IN TODAY’S
WORLD