A resident doctor who was training in family medicine not only had an alleged huge cache of child porn, but he also allegedly recorded children as young as 6 years old using a camera hidden in a bracelet as he examined them.
Dr. Bradford David Ferrick, 32, of Amherst, Massachusetts, was ordered held without bail on Tuesday. He had been completing his medical residency at Baystate Franklin Family Medicine since last summer.
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“I can think of no greater fear as a parent or guardian than potential harm coming to your child. Today we allege that this doctor, who held a position of trust with access to children, maintained child sexual abuse material,” U.S. Attorney Rachael Rollins stated.
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. Investigators searching the home found 61 electronic devices, including hidden camera systems and 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, who 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: Upstate University Hospital, Upstate Galisano Children Hospital, Baystate Medical Center Department of Family Medicine-Baystate Franklin Family Medicine, Baystate Medical Center Department of Pediatrics, and Baystate Medical Center Department of Emergency Medicine-Pediatric Emergency Medicine.
Chalonda James, speaking for Baystate Health, stated, “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.”