Convicted Man to be Sentenced 8 Years in State Prison After Accepting a Plea Deal for Allegations of Human Sex Trafficking in Alameda County
January 29, 2024
Oakland, CA – District Attorney Pamela Price announced that one of her sexual assault prosecution team members secured the conviction of Ricky Levi (31) on a felony charge, human trafficking of an adult.
On January 4, 2024, the defendant accepted an 8-year plea bargain reached by the prosecution and the defense. Mr. Levi is accused of convincing his domestic partner to sell her body for his financial gain. He then trafficked her between Oakland and Los Angeles. The facts of the case include that the defendant physically and sexually assaulted his victim, vandalized her property, and brandished a firearm toward her.
“Our dedicated prosecution team is committed to preventing human trafficking, raising awareness about this form of modern-day slavery, and doing what we can to combat it,” said DA Price. “We are taking a concerted approach to addressing this issue. Mr. Levi is among those convicted by my office for human trafficking in the month of January and demonstrates that in 2024, we are starting the year doing as much as we can to prosecute and convict anyone guilty of trafficking children and adults in Alameda County.”
Ricky Levi will return to court on March 11, 2024, where he is expected be sentenced to 8 years in state prison.
Contact: damedia@acgov.org
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The Alameda County District Attorney’s Office (DAO) is one of California’s largest prosecutors’ offices and is led by Alameda County’s first Black woman District Attorney, Pamela Price. Price brings her vision to this office to fairly administer justice in the pursuit of thriving, healthy, and safe communities for every person who steps foot in Alameda County, no matter their race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, income, or zip code. Price has been recognized as one of the most progressive prosecutors through her forward-thinking, innovative strategies to interrupt cycles of violence and crime and bring change to a criminal justice system rooted in systemic racism. Follow Madam DA on Twitter and Facebook @AlamedaCountyda.