'Serial Predator' Hit With 7 More Charges After Demanding Sex From Teens For Vapes: Police

BERKLEY, MI — A 24-year-old Berkley man is facing seven more charges after forcing teens to have sex in exchange for vape products, according to the Oakland County Prosecutor's Office.

Darren Joshua Bradford was charged with six additional counts of criminal sexual conduct in the third degree and one count of criminal sexual conduct in the fourth degree, according to prosecutors.

The charges come after prosecutors charged Bradford with third-degree criminal sexual conduct. He is also facing two other third-degree criminal sexual conduct charges in connection with the sexual assault of a 15-year-old Grosse Pointe Park girl in February.

If convicted, he faces up to 15 years in prison for each third-degree criminal sexual conduct charge. He faces up to two years in prison for fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct.

"This defendant appears to be a serial predator who exploited teenagers too young to consent," Oakland County Prosecutor McDonald said. "I applaud the victims for coming forward. It’s never easy to do, but thanks to them this defendant won’t get a chance to abuse the next potential victim."

Police said they received several tips from witnesses who said minors frequently visited Bradford's apartment. Investigators then learned Bradford was known to provide vapes, marijuana and alcohol to high school students through Snapchat.

In one instance, prosecutors said he told a 15-year-old girl he would not sell her vape products unless she had sex with him. Investigators said he had sex with the girl at her Bloomfield Township home as well as in his car, according to prosecutors.