it is used by the judge rottenberg center in massachusetts.od behind the practice even after the head of the u.n. office on torture condemned it here on "nightline." and the justice department launched an investigation. but now, a new development. today, the school's founder, dr. matthew israel, was in a criminal court in massachusetts. indicted by the state attorney general on charges of misleading a grand jury and destroying evidence. the case stems from an incident in 2007 in which two students were mistakenly administered dozens of shocks. for years, dr. israel and supportive parents have argued that his method, while controversial, has been the only help for their children. over and over the center has shown us videotapes like this one, which they say prove that students with severe disabilities improve after receiving the skin shock treatment. when we told the center we were doing this follow-up, they even threw in one of their success stories from florida to tell us that the shock treatment, though painful, had worked for him. >> lookin