The Office of the Attorney General swore in Monday a new criminal chief prosecutor and his first goal is establish stronger relationship with the island\u2019s law enforcers. <\/p>\n
John Bradley, the newest addition to the OAG team and the new criminal chief prosecutor, said that strengthening the OAG\u2019s bond with law enforcement will enable them to work together efficiently.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat I really want to do is develop a good, strong relationship between the AG\u2019s Office and the law enforcement so that we can all work together,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n
Bradley, who has 25 years of prosecutorial experience, believes that his experience would enable the OAG to be consistent when processing criminal cases. <\/p>\n
\u201cI have a lot of experience running a large office of prosecutors and training them, working with staff, working with investigators. I think I\u2019m here to bring my experience as a prosecutor. I\u2019ve been doing this for 25 years and helped manage the office so that we can have consistent criminal cases and good criminal prosecution in the CNMI,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n
One type of criminal case that Bradley aims to tackle in the CNMI is handling sexual assault cases. <\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve had a lot of experience in Texas and in trainings around the world dealing with sexual assault and I\u2019m going to bring that experience here and we\u2019re all going to work together on it and get better,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Bradley and his wife arrived on Saipan over a week ago but started officially working with the OAG on July 22 and he said he is still learning. <\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve only been here a week so I\u2019m learning more from them than I can teach them at this point,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n
Bradley had worked with the OAG in the Republic of Palau and served there for two and a half years. Before that, Bradley was a prosecutor and an elected district attorney in Texas. <\/p>\n
Bradley is assuming the position following former chief prosecutor Michelle Harris who was appointed consumer counsel of the Office of the Attorney General in January. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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