Missouri man gets 14 years in prison in sex trafficking of developmentally delayed girl
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A Missouri man has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for taking a developmentally delayed girl from Massachusetts to a motel in Rhode Island, where he sold her for sex.
Stephen Ardrey, of Springfield, Missouri, was sentenced in federal court in Rhode Island on Tuesday and apologized to the 17-year-old girl and her family. He previously pleaded guilty to trafficking a minor and transporting a minor to engage in sex.
The teen's mother says her daughter suffers from nightmares and couldn't attend the sentencing because of anxiety.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Prosecutors say Ardrey met the girl online and corresponded with her before taking her in September from a library in Medfield, Massachusetts, to a motel in West Greenwich, Rhode Island. They say he engaged in sexual activity with her then sold her.