Louisiana Man Convicted of Child Exploitation in International Case

Louisiana Man Convicted of Child Exploitation in International Case

MONROE, La. (KLFY) - A Louisiana man has been sentenced to life in prison for his involvement in the sexual exploitation and trafficking of children and production of child pornography. Richard Dean Hicks, 68, was convicted by a jury in January following a three-day trial. The charges in this case were the result of a nationwide investigation that began in 2012 into individuals who were soliciting child sex traffickers in the Philippines to shar…