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Man with lengthy criminal history accused of rape in Chattanooga

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photo Willie Bradley

An alleged rape early Wednesday morning sent a woman to Erlanger hospital with cuts and bruises on her face and head.

The man accused of attacking her is behind bars on a $250,000 bond awaiting a July 1 court date. It will be the latest chapter in his long history of run-ins with the law that includes a guilty plea to an attempted first-degree murder charge in 1995.

Police arrested Willie James Bradley, 53, at 2:35 p.m. Wednesday, about 12 hours after the alleged attack occurred inside a vacant house at 2012 Milne St.

The woman who said Bradley attacked her told police she had been riding with a friend and Bradley. She only knew Bradley as “Doc” and said her friend picked him up at the Kanku’s at 3440 Wilcox Blvd.

According to an arrest affidavit, the woman stated she needed to use the restroom and Bradley said he knew of a place where they could stop.