A family doctor in Massachusetts has been arrested over allegations he was “secretly recording child porn” using a hidden camera concealed inside a bracelet.
32-year-old Dr. Bradford David Ferrick of Amherst was reportedly caught with a huge trove of child pornography that was stashed in his parents’ mansion.
Ferrick is accused of filming children to make child porn under the guise that he was examining them.
The resident doctor was ordered to be held without bail on Tuesday.
He had been completing his medical residency at Baystate Franklin Family Medicine since last summer.
“I can think of no greater fear as a parent or guardian than potential harm coming to your child,” U.S. Attorney Rachael Rollins stated.
“Today we allege that this doctor, who held a position of trust with access to children, maintained child sexual abuse material.”
The first incident that led to the discovery of Ferrick’s alleged depravity came when police in Winchester, where Ferrick’s parents live, reviewed three cyber tips from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
Those tips suggested a Google account was uploading child pornography.
Files had been uploaded to an IP address in the Syracuse, New York, area.
Ferrick was attending the University of New York Upstate Medical University there.
More tips reportedly found illicit material uploaded at an IP address connected to Ferrick’s parents’ home.
While searching the home, investigators discovered 61 electronic devices, including hidden camera systems.
They found memory cards holding “thousands of images and videos” purportedly showing child pornography, The Boston Globe reported.
The affidavit for Ferrick stated that he had purchased “numerous hidden camera devices.”
Federal investigators said they found a hidden camera in a bathroom of a house belonging to Ferrick’s relatives.
The relatives have two toddlers.
The camera was designed to masquerade as a wall outlet.
The box for the camera was found at Ferrick’s parents’ house.
One recording of Ferrick reportedly showed him discussing a young boy’s genitals with the boy’s mother.
Federal authorities have created a page for people who think Ferrick may have targeted their children.
The page lists five facilities where such an incident might have occurred.
Those facilities are:
- Upstate University Hospital
- Upstate Galisano Children’s Hospital
- Baystate Medical Center Department of Family Medicine-Baystate Franklin Family Medicine
- Baystate Medical Center Department of Pediatrics
- Baystate Medical Center Department of Emergency Medicine-Pediatric Emergency Medicine.
Speaking on behalf of Baystate Health, Chalonda James said: “We cannot comment on pending criminal charges.
“Ferrick has been on unpaid administrative leave from Baystate Franklin Medical Center since mid-February.
“We are cooperating with law enforcement authorities as they proceed with their investigation.”
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