Peter Bradford
Peter Bradford was a wealthy individual who owned Adelphi Academies, a private children’s school in Florida.
Peter Bradford was a wealthy individual who owned Adelphi Academies, a private children’s school in Florida. Richard Halvorsen and Raymond Woodall previously worked at the academy under Bradford's ownership before moving to New Orleans in the early 1970s. The academy served as a base for operations involving juvenile recruitment through scholarship offers.1
Criminal Activities
Bradford's Adelphi Academies facilitated child trafficking, with Richard Halvorsen and Raymond Woodall leveraging their roles as juvenile probationary officers in New Orleans to access case files on juvenile offenders. They reactivated some files to pressure families into sending boys to the academy in Florida under false scholarship pretenses. At least six boys from New Orleans were trafficked to Florida in this manner, where they were exploited for sex and pornography production. These activities connected to the broader Troop 137 case, involving Halvorsen, Woodall, Robert Lang, and district attorney Harry Connick.1
Legal Outcome
Peter Bradford was charged in connection with the trafficking scheme, but the charges were filed in New Orleans rather than Florida. This jurisdiction allowed him to avoid incarceration by forfeiting his bond and returning home without facing further prosecution. Bradford paid for his crimes financially instead of serving time.1
Sources
- Dovey, S. (2023). Eye of the Chickenhawk. United States: Thehotstar. ↩
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