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  WESTCHESTER COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNE

NEWS RELEASE111 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.

White Plains, New York 10601

(914) 995-3586

(914) 995-2116 Fax

WHITE PLAINS MAYOR CONVICTED OF ABUSING HIS WIFE 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDecember 9th, 2010Contact: Lucian Chalfen (914) 995-3586

Westchester County District Attorney Janet DiFiore announced that Adam T. Bradley (DOB 07/13/61) of 16 Little John Place, White Plains, New York was convicted todayafter a bench trial of:

y one count of Criminal Contempt in the Second Degree, a class ³A´ Misdemeanor,

y one count of Attempted Assault in the Third Degree, a class ³B´ Misdemeanor,

y three counts of Harassment in the Second Degree, Violations,

relating to domestic violence incidents which occurred over a period of time against hiswife Fumiko Bradley. Every single incident was credited by a conviction

The first incident occurred at their home on Fernwood Road in White Plains, New Yorkon January 11, 2010 at approximately 6:30 p.m. when the defendant, during adiscussion with his wife, became angry and threw a mug of hot Jasmine tea on her chest.

The second incident occurred at their home on Fernwood Road in White Plains, NewYork on February 28, 2010, at approximately 9:30 a.m. when the defendant grabbed hiswife¶s left arm and placed it against a door frame and proceeded to bang the door,twice, against her left hand bruising it.

On March 5, 2010 the defendant went to a residence in Scarsdale, New York where the victim

was with her two children.

He approached the victim while she was alone and accused her of lying in the pending criminalaction against him. The defendant claimed that she was the one who had attacked him, thathe was defending himself and that the criminal case was going to result in him losing hiscareer.

He spoke in a loud voice that increasingly became louder. He then told the victim that sheshould check herself into a mental hospital for five days. The victim asked him why and thedefendant told her that in order to save him and his career she had to either go to a mentalhospital and say she was crazy or say that she lied in her statement to the police and go to jail.

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  WESTCHESTER COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNE

NEWS RELEASE111 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.

White Plains, New York 10601

(914) 995-3586

(914) 995-2116 Fax

In doing so, the defendant harassed the victim in direct violation of a temporary order of protection issued by the Court.

On the evening of March 10, 2010, at the Fernwood Road residence, the victim was at homesleeping in her bedroom. Upon entering the home, defendant awakened the victim and said³you did it, you lied; It¶s your fault.´

The following morning, on March 11, 2010, the defendant again tried to speak with the victim

about the criminal charges and the victim asked the defendant to stop. He refused to do so.

Later that evening at approximately 5:30 p.m. the defendant again started yelling at her andblaming her for the criminal charges pending against him. He yelled at her that he had notdone anything, that the victim was physically abusing him and that he was defending himself.

 At approximately 9:00 a.m. on March 25, 2010, while the victim was taking a shower, thedefendant entered the bathroom shouting that he had received a telephone call that emailshad come out and the defendant then screamed ³ It¶s over, it¶s over, you should hang yourself!´and left the home slamming the door.

 At approximately 9:15 a.m. on April 2, 2010, the defendant entered the home holding anewspaper. The defendant walked over with the newspaper and hit the victim¶s hand severaltimes and said loudly, ³you have to read it, you have to read it.´ The victim felt frightened,asked the defendant to speak to her lawyer and ran to the bedroom upstairs.

´ The Court¶s verdict spoke to the courage and credibility of Fumiko Bradley and her faith in the criminal justice system,´ said District Attorney Janet DiFiore after the Court¶sverdict. ³The fact that this defendant is an elected official had no bearing on theprosecution of this case and demonstrates that we will support victims of domesticviolence no matter who the abuser may be.´

The defendant faces a maximum of one year in the County Jail on the top count whensentenced on March 17th, 2011.

 A temporary order of protection in favor of his wife remains in effect.

Second Deputy District Attorney Audrey Stone, Chief of the Special ProsecutionsDivision and Assistant District Attorney Amy Puerto, Deputy Chief of the DomesticViolence Bureau are prosecuting the case.