A paediatrician in the eastern state of Delaware has been indicted for sexually assaulting 103 child patients in his theme practice "BayBees," local media reports said Tuesday, dpa reported.
Earl Bradley allegedly raped and otherwise assaulted 102 girls, some of them as young as three months old, and one boy, and videotaped some of the abuses, prosecutors said in Wilmington, Delaware.
"These were crimes committed against the most vulnerable among us those without voices," said Attorney General Beau Biden, who is the son of US Vice President Joe Biden.
Bradley is charged with 471 counts of sexual crimes against the 103 children, the oldest of whom was 13.
The attacks allegedly occurred at Bradley's Disney-themed practice when the doctor won their trust, then told parents he was taking them alone to a special room - outfitted with a small carousel - where they would get toys, candy and ice cream.
An attempt to charge Bradley in 2005 fell flat for lack of evidence and refusal by a judge to authorize a search warrant for his office, the Wilmington News Journal reported.
In 1994, Bradley opened his practice in the scenic coastal town of Lewes, Delaware, where he turned his Pinocchio and Little Mermaid rooms into torture chambers, according to the charges..
Police and prosecutors say Bradley, a stocky man with long thin hair, held his victims upside down sometimes and yelled at them while committing sexual acts, the News Journal reported.
American physician charged with sexually abusing 103 children
A paediatrician in the eastern state of Delaware has been indicted for sexually assaulting 103 child patients in his theme practice "BayBees," local media reports said Tuesday.
