CLARKSVILLE - Sept 2, 2015 - Man Charged with Sex Trafficking of a Louisville, Kentucky Minor

Description

CLARKSVILLE -
Dec 9, 2016 - UPDATE - See: http://www.theleafchronicle.com/story/news/2016/12/09/man-charged-kidnapping-rape-sex-trafficking-teen/95202540/

July 12, 2016 - UPDATE for Sept 2, 2015
CASE - (See Case details below Updates)

LOUISVILLE – A Clarksville, Tennessee man was sentenced today in United States District Court by District Judge David J. Hale, to ten years in prison for sex trafficking a 15-year-old female, announced United States Attorney John E. Kuhn, Jr.

“Pursing those who sex traffic vulnerable children is a priority of my office and the Department of Justice,” stated U.S. Attorney Kuhn. “We have an unwavering commitment to ensuring that no child will become the victim of sexual trauma and exploitation.”

Ralph W. Goodwin, age 66, pleaded guilty to a three count superseding indictment on April 4, 2016. The charges included sex trafficking of a child older than 14 but younger than 18; soliciting a minor to engage in commercial sex acts; and transporting a minor with the intent that the minor engage in prostitution. Co-defendant Crystal Bradshaw, a/k/a Crystal Thurman, age 42, was charged with recruiting, harboring, transporting and soliciting a minor to engage in a commercial sex act. Bradshaw remains in federal custody and is scheduled for sentencing by District Judge Hale on July 21, 2016, in Louisville.

According to the affidavit attached to the criminal complaint, on August 7, 2015, a 15-year-old female was approached by Crystal Bradshaw, in a Louisville park. Bradshaw took the minor female to a Marriott Hotel in Louisville to engage in sexual contact with Ralph Goodwin, in exchange for a monetary payment. According to the affidavit, Bradshaw received $700 from Goodwin, but the minor was not paid. Further, after two days, Goodwin drove the minor to his home in Clarksville, Tennessee. Eventually, the minor contacted a friend on Goodwin’s computer. The friend contacted the minor’s mother, which resulted in the Montgomery County, TN Sheriff’s Office discovering the minor at Goodwin’s Clarksville home.

Goodwin was initially charged in a separate, sealed criminal complaint on August 23, 2015. The case was unsealed during the initial appearance and detention hearing before U.S. Magistrate Judge Dave Whalin on Monday, August 31, 2015.This case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Amanda Gregory and was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

CLARKSVILLE
Sept 2, 2015 - Man Charged with Sex Trafficking of a Louisville, Kentucky Minor

A Lexington, Kentucky, woman and Clarksville, Tennessee man were charged by a federal grand jury today with a single count of sex trafficking a 15-year-old female, announced United States Attorney John E. Kuhn, Jr.

Crystal L. Bradshaw, a/k/a Crystal Thurman, age 41, and Ralph W. Goodwin, age 65, face no less than 10 years in prison and no more than a life sentence, a $250,000 fine, and no less than five years and up to a lifetime of supervised release.

Goodwin was initially charged in a separate, sealed criminal complaint on August 23, 2015. The case was unsealed during the initial appearance and detention hearing before U.S. Magistrate Judge Dave Whalin on Monday, August 31, 2015.

According to the affidavit attached to the criminal complaint, on August 7, 2015, a 15-year-old female was approached by Crystal Bradshaw, in a Louisville park. Bradshaw took the minor female to a Marriott Hotel in Louisville to engage in sexual contact with Ralph Goodwin, in exchange for a monetary payment. According to the affidavit, Bradshaw received a payment of $700 from Goodwin, but the minor was not paid. Further, after two days, Goodwin drove the minor to his home in Clarksville, Tennessee. Eventually, the minor contacted a friend on Goodwin’s computer. The friend contacted the minor’s mother, which resulted in the Montgomery County, TN Sheriff’s Office discovering the minor at Goodwin’s Clarksville home.

Goodwin is scheduled for arraignment on September 29, 2015 at 9:30 a.m. in Louisville.

This case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Amanda Gregory and is being investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

The indictment of a person by a Grand Jury is an accusation only and that person is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.