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Coverage Reexamines Earl Bradley Case, Detailing Abuse of 103 Children and Systemic Failures

New reporting centers on the trove of evidence that underpinned the case.

Overview

  • Court records describe a 471-count indictment listing 103 child victims, most of them girls, for abuse spanning 1998 to 2009.
  • Investigators seized more than 13 hours of video recordings, multiple computers and hard drives, and over 7,000 patient files from Bradley’s practice.
  • Bradley, now 75, was convicted and is serving 14 life sentences in a Connecticut prison.
  • Early complaints by a mother, a nurse, and Bradley’s sister were reported as dismissed or ignored by a state medical board, a professional society, and his employer.
  • Civil suits against Beebe Healthcare and the Delaware Medical Society resulted in a record $123 million class-action settlement, with therapists noting delayed disclosure has helped drive statute-of-limitations reforms.