Clackamas man held on kidnapping charges in Illinois

Paul Bradley in jail on sex abuse and kidnapping charges after police find a teenage boy in his rental car

The Clackamas Review, May 28, 2009, Updated Oct 30, 2009

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After an investigation, Bradley was charged with aggravated kidnapping, aggravated criminal sexual assault, child pornography, aggravated criminal sexual abuse, traveling to meet a minor, solicitation to meet a child, unlawful restraint, and child abduction. His preliminary hearing is set for June 22.

Besing said Bradley wasn’t pulled over for a traffic infraction, but was stopped on the side of the road when officers stopped to check on him.

“He was pulled off to the side of the road and outside of his vehicle and due to the amount of burglaries and stuff that we have, our officers are just in the habit of checking on vehicles meeting that kind of criteria, so that’s how this all transpired,” he said.

BEsing said he believes Bradley met the child on the Internet, but said he could not comment further. He said the Federal Bureau of Investigations was involved in the investigation.

Mount Carmel is a town of about 7,500 in the southeast corner of the state near the Illinois and Indiana border. It is close to Interstate 64 between Louisville and St. Louis.

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