Dr. Earl B. Bradley, 56, is a Delaware pediatrician who is facing 29 sexual assault charges involving at least 16 of his patients, some no more than six months old. Authorities believe there could be additional victims.
According to the police, Bradley used video cameras to record some of the brutal attacks in his examining rooms. Investigators who viewed the videotapes described the 6-foot, 225-pound doctor as having a “violently enraged expression on his face” in one video showing him sexually assaulting a 2-year-old.
I know the U.S. Supreme court has decided that the death penalty for rape constitutes cruel and unusual punishment. But the justices were ruling on the rape of an adult when they handed down that decision. I strongly believe that the death penalty for the rape of a young child does not constitute cruel and unusual punishment.
I hope that the authorities in Delaware will defy the supreme court’s ruling by seeking the death penalty for Dr. Bradley. If he’s convicted and sentenced to death, the supreme court would eventually have to revisit the case of capital punishment for rape. At that time, I believe there will be a good chance that the justices will restore the death penalty for child rapists.
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