Dr. Earl B. Bradley was treating a 2-year-old

[Dakota Valkyrie]

This guy is beyond creepy...

Aspiring physician Earl Bradley hoped to land a coveted seat on the Temple University School of Medicine’s admission board.

Two students would be picked. Bradley promoted his candidacy in an essay.

“He submitted this formal letter, written in crayon and magic marker, that railed against the whole admissions system, saying it took him like seven times to get accepted,” recalled Dr. Roland Beverly, then a student council member and now a California dermatologist.

“We decided he was probably not the right guy.”

The bitter diatribe, written about three decades ago, stands out as one of the few occasions when the quiet, brooding Bradley revealed darker emotions.

Bearded, with thick shaggy hair, he was a loner. Those who met him considered him odd – but none suspected he possessed the sort of demons police say compelled him to rape or sexually abuse at least 103 girls.

None could imagine Bradley recording and saving videos of the attacks.
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Though experts say it’s difficult to determine how a sexual interest in children is cultivated, Bradley as a child exhibited traits common among pedophiles.

His parents died when he was young. His dad reportedly had an interest in child porn and an uncle was convicted of lewd conduct with girls.

Bradley had trouble connecting with peers as a youth and later with adults, including parents whose children he treated. He had an unusual fascination with toys and showered affection on his young patients. Although many wondered about his messy hair, dirty clothes and obsession with hugging and kissing young girls, they considered him a good, if eccentric, doctor.
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Long but interesting article: http://www.delawareonline.com/articl...orn-like-that-

[ineedanap]

Bradley waives his right to a jury trial.

DOVER, Del. (AP/WBOC)- A former Delaware pediatrician charged with sexually assaulting scores of patients over more than a decade wants to waive his right to a jury trial.

A hearing on the request by Earl Bradley is scheduled for Monday morning in Wilmington. Last month, the judge in the case denied a request by Bradley's attorneys to suppress evidence seized by police executing a search warrant at his office in Lewes.

http://www.wboc.com/story/14588221/accused-del-doctor


That evidence reportedly includes homemade videos showing Bradley molesting patients. Bradley's trial, which has been moved from Sussex County to New Castle County, is scheduled to begin June 1.

Bradley, of Lewes, has been in custody since he was arrested in December 2009. He is accused of sexually abusing more than 100 young patients.

[crimsonsorrow]

this is one of the top 3 most horrid stories I have ever read on DD. Not a lot of stories had me gasping aloud like this one. I could not be a parent who sat back and hid my child from the case. I understand their meaning, but this guy needs to fry. Seriously. To be so violent, so consistent, the "losing consciousness" has me in tears at this point. It's just something that I wish I could un-read, right now (no offense to DD)

[ineedanap]

Bradley seeking a stipulated trial:

But with this week's waiver of a New Castle County jury trial by Bradley and his abandoning of a mental-health defense, the case could go back to Sussex County, where the alleged assaults occurred, and the whole proceeding -- set to begin June 1 -- may now take only days or even hours, legal experts said.
The indications are that Bradley will be seeking a "stipulated trial," something attorneys and legal observers say is not only likely but also probably the strongest legal move his defense team can make at this point.

http://www.delmarvanow.com/article/2...text|frontpage

Bradley's attorneys argue that the December 2009 police search of Bradley's Lewes offices was flawed because they failed to list a building with a checkerboard design where investigators discovered the videos. Retired Widener Law professor Thomas J. Reed said he does not understand why -- when investigators discovered there was an additional building on the property -- they did not stop the search and get a second warrant that clearly listed the building.


Carpenter sharply criticized police and prosecutors for the search but ruled in the state's favor, stating that the "taint of a prior illegality" in the first search was lifted by a subsequent warrant that would have led to the discovery of the videos.


Some attorneys describe a stipulated trial as an "all-but-guilty" plea where defense attorneys enter no objections to the state's evidence -- or may even agree to a statement of facts crafted by prosecutors -- so that they can get almost directly to an appeal.


In Bradley's case, that would allow his defense to get back to what appears to be the weakest part of the state's case -- the seizure of videos from Bradley's BayBees Pediatrics office that purportedly show him molesting patients.


"[A stipulated trial] makes eminent sense," said defense attorney and former prosecutor Peter N. Letang.

[SqueezeBoxx]

This guy will undoubtedly have a miserable rest of his life when the guys in prison find out what he's done. I'm sure it will be pretty short too. I have only had my child taken into an x-ray without me present but I don't think that will ever happen again.

[princessgrandma]

Vaginal intercourse with children as young as three months old? Barking orders at girls he was molesting? A child is seen crying and trying to run away from him? OMG. If it turned out that my pediatrician was a molestor, I swear he'd never make it to trial. I'd have to put him six feet under.

Those poor little kids. They thought they were going to have fun at the doctor's office, like at Disney or some other amusement, and instead they end up walking into a living nightmare ALONE.

Due to things that happened when I was younger, and yes, I was sexually abused, I cannot have a male doctor, not even my psych doctor. I know that sounds crazy but there is no way I'd walk into a room and take my clothes off in front of a male doctor. I just can't do it.

I feel so bad for those babies, as well as the older kids. What a horror to have to carry in your mind.

[ineedanap]

No bidders for the auction of his office:

LEWES, Del.- In a Sussex County Sheriff's property sale held Tuesday, the Lewes office of accused pedophile pediatrician Earl Bradley's had no bidders try to buy it. The auction started off with a reserve of $78,500 and ended up getting bought back by Fulton Bank.

http://www.wboc.com/story/14662337/b...office-auction

The article goes on to say the locals want the place torn down. I must say, I agree. Level it.

[ineedanap]

Trial to start today, delayed due to a death in the judge's family last week:

GEORGETOWN — Officials in Georgetown expect a packed courtroom for the trial of a former Delaware pediatrician charged with sexually abusing scores of patients over more than a decade.

Earl Bradley waived his right to a jury trial last month after the judge denied a defense motion to suppress what prosecutors contend are graphic homemade videos of Bradley abusing children.

http://www.delmarvanow.com/article/2...-Bradley-trial

http://www.wmdt.com/Global/story.asp?S=14849240

http://www.wboc.com/story/14849128/bradley-preview

[ineedanap]

GEORGETOWN, Del. (AP/WBOC)- The trial of a former Delaware pediatrician charged with abusing scores of patients over more than a decade is under way, with the 470 counts in the original indictment consolidated into 24 counts of rape, sexual assault and sexual exploitation of a child.

The prosecution read a list Tuesday of facts that the defense had agreed to, outlining details of the amended indictment. The stipulation disclosed that one of Bradley's alleged victims, who is now 4-years-old, is the child of a woman who worked for Bradley.

The child is identified only as Jane Doe (hash)39. She is listed in five separate counts of the indictment. The alleged crimes against her involved four counts of first-degree rape and one count of second-degree assault related to Bradley allegedly forcing her to perform oral sex to the point where she could not breathe sufficiently.

http://www.wboc.com/story/14852287/c...l-pediatrician

[princessgrandma]

If there is any justice in the world, this monster will get what he deserves. A pedophile in a position such as a doctor is like a kid in a candy shop. It was his own private playground and he left a long list of victims behind him, with every intention of going on and on. If he had not been stopped, he would have continued his practice in every way, with no regret whatsoever for what he has done.

I've done some reading and research on pedophiles. They truly believe that their twisted ideas actually constitute a sexual orientation. It isn't. It is a sick mind that seeks out children, BABIES, for sexual gratification. They've tried to attach themselves to the gay rights movement and the gays are having no part of it. They know monsters when they see them.

[Eccentric Lady]

Quite some time ago there was a female nurse who worked in a TX hospital on the maternity ward in the nursery, an unusual amount of infant deaths occurred-the mortality rate just kepty climbing and climbing-nurses and other hospital officials suspected that she was killing these babies-they KNEW she was killing these babies. But do they report her? NO They were too damn afraid of any scandal - so they let her go with a glowing letter of recomendation. She goes on to get a position at a pediatrician's office. Her job was to weigh the babies, do their measurements etc. The doctor, mom and baby would be in the room and she would come in and take the baby to another room, and guess what would happen? All of a sudden a very healthy baby one minute would be gravely ill literally the next - and some of the babies would die. Come to find out she was injecting these babies with something - can;t remember what- when she would be alone with them and then try and play the hero-but many babies died. She was FINALLY caught when she was working for that pediatrician and the light went on for someone that every time she took a baby they would be sick. I wish I could remember her name and other details, but bottom line - DON'T let ANYONE take your baby/child into another room without you, don't be so willing to trust nurses, doctors etc, I know I would not!

Oh, I know who you're talking about:Genene Jones.

[ineedanap]

And it just keeps getting sicker.

GEORGETOWN -- Describing the brutality of rapes pediatrician Earl B. Bradley admits he committed, a state trooper testified Tuesday that the doctor had to perform mouth-to-mouth resuscitation on victims who appeared to stop breathing and turned "ashen gray."

The disclosure that some girls appeared to lose consciousness, both choking and suffocating, when he forced oral sex on them led two women to storm out of the hushed courtroom.

The defense did not cross-examine the troopers and called no witnesses of its own. At the trial's end, Bradley stood up and told Superior Court Judge William C. Carpenter Jr. he had "decided not to testify."

Carpenter told attorneys and spectators, including more than two dozen parents and relatives of victims, that he would review the evidence -- including videos of dozens of rapes and sexual assaults recorded by Bradley -- before issuing his verdict in open court. Carpenter gave no timetable following the short bench trial, held after Bradley waived his right to a jury trial.

http://www.delmarvanow.com/article/2...young-patients

[Obsolete]

Did it say anywhere whether this guy has kids of his own?

[Dakota Valkyrie]

Did it say anywhere whether this guy has kids of his own?

I can't find any reference to family... other than a sister who worked as an office manager and reportedly turned him in to the medical board.

[OARadiohole]

I read he has 4 adult children.

[Obsolete]

I read he has 4 adult children.

Thank you, can you provide a link to that info?

[OARadiohole]

Lewes pediatrician Earl B. Bradley is now suspected of raping or molesting at least 16 patients, and more victims could be discovered in the widening investigation, according to court documents obtained Monday.


Officers found six hand-held video cameras in the BayBees complex, which included Disney-themed examination rooms, a basement toy room and an adjoining garage, where he often took children to give them candy, ice cream or other treats -- all places where police said he committed and filmed sex acts.

Because the kids on the videos could not be identified, police seized scheduling computers at the office in hopes of matching appointments with video time stamps. The list of what was taken in Friday's office search has not yet been made public.

During a brief interview with Bradley after his arrest Dec. 15, Elliott wrote, the doctor said he had computers at his house that he uses to remotely connect to his office.

Police searched the three-story home at about 9:45 a.m. on Dec. 17, looking for computer or video evidence of child pornography. Bradley's son, one of the doctor's four grown children, signed the document that listed the items seized.

During the search, officers took several computers, laptops, still and video cameras, more than 100 DVD and VHS tapes and dozens of reel-to-reel films.

Sgt. Walter Newton, state police spokesman, said investigators expect to uncover more evidence on the items taken from the house. "We just got all this hardware and have to do the forensic examination and extract data and look for hidden files and images,'' Newton said .


Newton did not know whether Bradley ever practiced in New Jersey or Florida, where he has held medical licenses. He said Delaware will notify three other states about the arrest. Bradley previously had a license in Pennsylvania, where he attended medical school and did his residency.

[crimsonsorrow]

GUILTY ***************

GEORGETOWN, Del. (AP) - A former Delaware pediatrician was found guilty Thursday of sexually assaulting scores of young patients at his office, which was decked out with a merry-go-round and a small Ferris wheel.

Prosecutors said Earl Bradley, 58, took homemade videos of the abuse. He was found guilty of all 24 counts, including 14 counts of rape. He will be sentenced Aug. 26 and could be sentenced to life in prison on each of those counts.

He showed no visible reaction when the verdict was announced, but some of the spectators cried.

http://www.wboc.com/story/14963968/bradley-verdict

BUT they will appeal.

Bradley's defense attorneys opted for the quick trial so they could appeal the judge's decision allowing the videos to be used as evidence.

[Dakota Valkyrie]

Former Delaware pediatrician Earl Bradley will spend the rest of his life in prison for committing horrific acts of sexual abuse against scores of young patients over more than a decade, a judge ruled Friday.

Bradley, 58, showed no emotion as Judge William Carpenter Jr. sentenced him to 14 life sentences without parole for 14 counts of first-degree rape. Bradley also was sentenced to more than 160 years in prison for multiple counts of assault and sexual exploitation of a child.

Under state law, a life sentence is mandatory for a person convicted of rape against three or more separate victims.

“You will never be in a position to harm a child again,” Carpenter told Bradley, saying the serial pedophile had violated the trust of his patients and their families, the morals of the southern Delaware community of Lewes, and his oath as a medical professional to do no harm to his patients.

“You have severely violated that trust, and you have shamed your profession,” Carpenter told Bradley.
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Public defender Dean Johnson did not address the court, and Bradley also chose not to speak.

“It’s the sentence that was expected,” Johnson said afterward, adding that Bradley “is putting great stock” in the defense’s appeal of a ruling by Carpenter allowing the videotapes of Bradley’s sexual assaults to be admitted as evidence.
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Johnson said Friday that he would file notice of the appeal within days.

After Carpenter allowed the tapes into evidence, Bradley waived his right to a jury trial. At a one-day bench trial in June, prosecutors presented testimony from two police investigators and gave Carpenter more than 13 hours of videos showing sex crimes against more than 80 victims, most of whom were toddlers.

In his testimony, state police detective Scott Garland described the rapes caught on video as brutal and violent. He explained how some videos showed Bradley with his hands wrapped tightly around the heads of young children, violently forcing them to perform oral sex on him. When Bradley was finished with such assaults, he would lift up the young victims by the head and throw them several feet onto a couch in the rear of the building where investigators found the damning videos, Garland testified. Bradley sometimes would perform “rescue breathing” and chest rubs to revive the semiconscious victims, the detective added.
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http://www.journalgazette.net/apps/p...WS03/110829666

A Sussex County developer and real estate agent is the new owner of Earl Bradley's former office property on Del. 1, where the onetime pediatrician raped or sexually abused more than 80 of his young patients.

Owner Bruce W. Geyer told The News Journal he has no specific plans for the commercial site, and has been primarily focused on getting the buildings -- and their bad memories -- demolished. That is expected to happen sometime in September.
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He said his feelings about the 17,490-square-foot property -- including a main office building and several outbuildings -- were the same as residents who have loudly called for it to be torn down.

"It's probably one of the -- if not the worst -- most heinous crimes committed by anybody," Geyer said.
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http://www.delawareonline.com/articl...NEWS/108050361

[crimsonsorrow]

PART OF THE DEMOLITION!! I so wish I was there for that! *The you tube tags seem to be flawed, so I had to post it this way.*

[Dakota Valkyrie]

LOL!!! Sure looks like they had fun! I'm sure no one wanted that car... escept in the pieces they turned it into.

Description on video:

Backhoe operators have a little fun demolishing the yellow Volkswagon Beetle that used to sit in front of convicted rapist Earl Bradley's BayBees Pediatrics office in Lewes.

[Whisper]

Panel to report following Bradley child sex abuse case

A state panel formed to address the mental health needs of child sexual assault victims, including those victimized by a former Delaware pediatrician
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The study group was formed in the wake of the scandal involving former Lewes pediatrician Earl Bradley, who is serving life in prison for sexually abusing scores of young patients over more than a decade.

The group, chaired by Lt. Gov. Matt Denn, was to issue its final report and recommendations Monday.

The group was tasked with assessing child mental health needs in Kent and Sussex counties, with a focus on child victims of sexual assault.

http://www.wdel.com/story.php?id=41390

[Dakota Valkyrie]

I looked up what was released today:

A panel formed to address the mental health needs of child sexual assault victims is recommending that the state recruit two psychiatrists to serve Sussex County.

In an eight-page report released Monday, the panel, formed in the wake of the pedophilia scandal involving former Lewes pediatrician Earl Bradley, also recommended that the Division of Prevention and Behavioral Health Services and other state agencies do more to address the mental health needs of Hispanic children.

"Prevention and treatment services for that population can be challenging because of the language barrier," said Lt. Gov. Matt Denn, chairman of the study group.

The report also recommends monitoring the demand for mental health services in Kent and Sussex counties in order to respond properly in case other victims of Bradley come forward.

"Because of extraordinary diligence by law enforcement authorities, prosecutors and health care providers, it appears that currently-known victims of Dr. Bradley are receiving appropriate and timely treatment," the report stated. "However, it is impossible to know precisely how many of Dr. Bradley's victims have yet to report their abuse, and the division believes that over time, the number of post-traumatic stress and substance abuse cases arising specifically from Dr. Bradley's abuse could increase dramatically."
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The panel recommended that the two child psychiatrists recruited for Sussex County, with an emphasis on serving the rural western part of the county, be willing to practice in consultation with family doctors and pediatricians, rather than providing all services in a one-on-one manner.

It also suggested that state officials review mental health provider networks under private insurance plans to ensure that they can adequately meet children's needs.

"There was some feeling on the part of some of the task force members that the reimbursement being paid by some of our insurance provider were not adequate," Denn noted.

Other recommendations by the panel include centralized case management for child victims of trauma, and additional training for child mental health professionals in dealing with children who are victims of trauma but whose symptoms fall below the threshold for post-traumatic stress disorder. Denn said better early intervention in those cases could help ward off more serious problems in the future.

The report will be submitted to Gov. Jack Markell and legislative leaders in the General Assembly for their consideration.

http://www.postcrescent.com/usatoday...xt|FRONTPAGE|p

[Dakota Valkyrie]

No bidders raised their hands when the Lewes home of convicted pedophile Dr. Earl Bradley went on the auction block, disappointing neighbors and town officials who said the house is a reminder of the evil acts of its owner.

The opening bid of $230,000 set by U.S. Bank wasn't matched by any of the roughly 20 people attending the sheriff's sale, so the property reverts to the bank's control.

The house, on the main artery leading into downtown Lewes, has been vacant since Bradley, a pediatrician, was arrested in 2009 and charged with raping more than 80 children.
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Neighbors and others, including Mayor Jim Ford, had expressed hope that someone would buy and renovate -- or even raze -- the house, and erase that reminder.

"I'm not surprised that there wasn't much interest in it," Ford said after the auction. "Hopefully, the bank will be able to reach someone interested in acquisition."
[...]

http://www.delmarvanow.com/article/2...DW01/205220310

[Aena]

Although many wondered about his messy hair, dirty clothes and obsession with hugging and kissing young girls, they considered him a good, if eccentric, doctor.

He was dirty and had an obsession with hugging and kissing young girls and NO ONE seen a problem with this before it was too late??? My ass would have been out of there before any exam ever took place. I am not sure if it is the state of Indiana, their office policy or just the actual doctor in the office that I usually see who has the policy, but before any pap exam or pelvic exam he asks a nurse to come into the room with him. Always has since I have been going there. When my girls were assaulted, he asked a nurse to come into the room, and I was also in the room during the exams. I have never seen a doctor that I can remember where there wasn't a female in the room overseeing what was going on.