Undercover examinations lead to sexual abuse of children against Berkley Man

Berkley, me. (Wxyz) – A man from Berkley faces a criminal charges against sexual assault against a youthful girl, and the police believe that more victims could be out there.

The twenty -four -year -old Darren Bradford was charged on Friday for a criminal sexual behavior due to alleged contact with a child from 13 to 15 years.

Bradford was initially examined by the Berkley police, the Berkley address connected with Bradford is a residential building in a few hundred foot of the Berkley High School.

Some residents had seen suspicious activities first -hand.

“There would be a few high-school age girls … clearly no adults and they would all get into his car and things and he would get into the car and they would accelerate,” said a neighbor. Who was not the original tipper and did not ask to identify through security concerns. more.”

The neighbor says the time correlates when the Berkley High School emits for lunch.

“In this case it hits near home,” said Detective Lt. Andrew Hadfield from the Berkley Department of Public Safety. “Many of our officers have children in the community and everyone who has children at school, you, you, you, you, you, you, you” I'm always concerned about it. “

Hadfield said that a tip of a affected witness led to a hidden investigation at the beginning of February, which initially concentrated on Bradford that made teenage alcohol, nicotine and marijuana available.

“After talking to a few minors, one of them had allegations of a sexual assault that took place,” said Hadfield.

Hadfield says it seems that Bradford is connected to teenagers by word of mouth. The police identified eight to ten children from the region, but knows a total of around 20 children, some of Brighton.

“The actions seem to be maintaining,” said Hadfield. They start to familiarize them with them, and then the sexual assault appears. “

“I think it's alarming,” said Vittorio Cracchiolo nearby. Many children in this area, many families. “

The police say how the neighbors become aware that more potential victims are coming forward, thanks to this first tips.

“We received calls over the weekend, so we would like to watch those to see who may be involved,” said Hadfield. “Many crimes are solved and many cases are closed because someone sees something and says that this is simply not right.”

Potential witnesses or victims can contact 248-658-3390 or with detectives Db@berkleymi.gov.