Elk Grove child molester cops plea

Child molester Bradley Dayley

Elk Grove Detective praised for 'thorough investigative work' on case

Sacramento County District Attorney Jan Scully announced that 40 year-old Bradley Dayley of Elk Grove pled guilty to multiple charges of molestation committed against two children beginning when they were 9 and 16 years old.

From 2005 to 2009, Dayley repeatedly sexually assaulted the victims and videotaped and photographed several of the occurrences. The molestations were discovered after Dayley posted lewd photos of one of the victims on the internet and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children located the images.

The Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force in Sacramento determined the photos came from Elk Grove and contacted the Elk Grove Police Department for further investigation. Elk Grove Police Detective Kevin Papineau used the locations seen in the photographs to track down Dayley at his home.

“Detective Kevin Papineau is a true hero in this case," Deputy District Attorney Casey Newton said. "With his thorough investigative work and personal commitment to the case, this child molester can no longer assault his young victims and will be held accountable for his crimes.”

Under the plea agreement, Dayley will be sentenced to 60 years and 8 months to life in prison. Sentencing is set for September 23, 2011 at 9:00 a.m. in Department 19 of the Sacramento Superior Court.