A 61-year-old Bronx family law attorney has been criminally charged with paying a 16-year-old girl $1,000 to have sex in his office, the Daily News has learned.
Adam Brown, who once worked for the city’s Law Department, was busted April 10 for third-degree rape, patronizing a minor for prostitution and endangering the welfare of a child.
The Office of the Bronx District Attorney asked bail be set at $10,000 but Brown was let go on supervised release during his arraignment in Bronx Criminal Court. An order of protection was issued barring him from contact with the victim.
The encounter happened Jan. 17 inside Brown’s E. 162nd St. office, right around the corner from Bronx Family Court, where Brown spends much of his time, authorities said. Brown had allegedly responded to the teen’s online ad in which she said she “basically was looking for a sugar-daddy type arrangement,” a police source said.
The teen, who turned 17, the legal age for consent, earlier this month, reported the encounter to police after family members pressed her about how she got the $1,000.
Brown, who lives in Mount Kisco, did not respond to a request for comment. His lawyer had no comment.
An online bio describes him “as a force to be reckoned with” and notes his previous work with city Law Department’s Family Court Division. A Law Department spokesman confirmed he worked for the city from 1989 to 1997.
