NBC News takes deep dive into the case of rapist Barry Walker and efforts to protect him over the years
Secondary criminal investigation and lawsuit remain pending
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Secondary criminal investigation and lawsuit remain pending
Last year, while campaigning for the top prosecutor’s job in the rural district that surrounds this close-knit river town, native daughter Jana Bradford cited a tough-on-crime record that she said had brought the worst offenders to justice and comfort to their victims.
Barry Walker in October 2022 pleaded guilty to sexually abusing 31 young girls. His niece, Jana Bradford, a prosecutor, is now named in a lawsuit alleging she and others shielded him.
One of Barry Walker’s victims, now 22, blamed those close to Walker for not stopping him before he sexually abused more than 30 girls. “They failed us,” she told NBC News.
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