About 80 devices were seized from Dr. Bradford Ferrick’s homes in Winchester and Amherst, including hidden camera systems, last month, and thousands of images and videos showing suspected sexual images of children, federal prosecutors say
By Asher Klein • Published March 14, 2023 • Updated on March 15, 2023 at 9:06 am
A Massachusetts family doctor was arrested for allegedly recording and possessing child sex abuse images, including on a hidden camera designed to look like a bracelet, prosecutors said Tuesday.
Dr. Bradford Ferrick, 32, was arrested Tuesday morning on a charge of possessing child pornography and was due to appear virtually in federal court in Boston, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Massachusetts.
About 80 devices were seized from Ferrick’s homes in Winchester and Amherst, including hidden camera systems, last month, and thousands of images and videos showing suspected sexual images of children, prosecutors said. Alleged victims appear to be between 6 and 11.
“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 said in a statement, noting that the investigation is ongoing.
It wasn’t immediately clear if Ferrick had an attorney who could speak to his arrest.
Ferrick is a family medicine resident at Baystate Franklin Family Medicine. A hospital website on Tuesday listed him as a current resident at the hospital system’s Greenfield Family Medicine; his biography and image was removed Wednesday.
Ferrick was placed on unpaid administrative leave in mid-February, where he’s remained, a Baystate Health representative told NBC10 Boston in a statement, noting that the hospital system can’t issue comments on pending criminal charges.