Ricky Lee Richardson Jr., 42, a Stockton man, has been sentenced to 11 years and three months in prison for sex trafficking of a child, a federal judge ruled.
According to court documents, in November 2011, Richardson, a 42-year-old Stockton resident, recruited a 16-year-old minor victim to engage in sex acts for money. Between December 2011 and March 2012, Richardson caused the then 16-year-old victim to engage in commercial sex acts in Stockton and elsewhere in Northern California.
Richardson arranged for photos to be taken of the victim and posted prostitution advertisements on the internet that contained nude photos of the victim. He drove the victim to motels and gave her false identification cards that she used to rent rooms for the prostitution activity. Richardson took the money that the victim obtained from that activity.
The case was the product of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, with assistance from the Stockton Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Brian A. Fogerty prosecuted the case.
This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the federal government to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse.
Under Project Safe Childhood, federal, state, and local resources are marshaled to locate, apprehend, and prosecute those who sexually exploit children, and to identify and rescue victims.
Ricky Lee Richardson Jr. is now behind bars, serving a sentence for his heinous crimes. The people of Stockton can rest a little easier knowing that justice has been served.
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Key Facts
- State: California
- Category: Sex Crimes|Human Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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