Judge Frees Wilkinsburg Rape Suspect, Berates District Attorney's Office

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An Allegheny County judge today declined for a second time to put a Wilkinsburg rape suspect back in jail after he dismissed the case and blasted the District Attorney's Office for failing to bring the case to trial while the suspect sat in jail for a year.

Common Pleas Judge Randal B. Todd denied a request by prosecutors to jail David Bradford, 30, on a $100,000 bond while they appeal his order to dismiss rape charges. Todd ruled that prosecutors violated speedy trial rules by not bring the case to trial in the required 365 days.

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Judge Frees Wilkinsburg Rape Suspect, Berates District Attorney's Office

"This is a major mistake that should've been handled by y...

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