FBI: Couple wants car, offers sex with 5-year-old

[Carolyn2005]

SANA ANTIONIO, Texas (AP) -- A San Antonio couple is accused of trying to trying to trade sex with the woman's 5-year-old daughter for an apartment, a used car and child care for her 10-month old daughter.

Jennifer Richards, 25, and her married boyfriend, Sean Michael Block, 40, appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Nancy Stein Nowak on Friday. Richards is charged with using interstate facilities to transmit information about a minor. Block is charged with distributing child pornography.

Nowak ordered Block held. Richards' detention hearing was delayed until Tuesday, the San Antonio Express-News reported Sunday.

According to an affidavit, the investigation began when an informant told the FBI about a text message allegedly sent by Block reading: "Nice piece 5 yrs old belongs to my gf and she wants to sell it."

Richards and Block crafted a deal that, in addition to the apartment and used car, included child care for Richards' 10-month-old daughter, whose sexual service the couple intended to sell later, Rex Miller, the FBI's lead agent on the case, testified.

The couple had also hoped to blackmail the informant, Miller said.

Richards "was of the belief that these sexual interactions would be a positive experience for (her daughter) and that Richards would receive sexual gratification" from watching, according to the affidavit.

Authorities said both children are no longer in Richards' custody and that neither child was sold for sex.

After reviewing computers the couple used and listening to taped conversations, Miller determined Block and Richards were making further plans to abduct, rape and "carve up" a teenage runaway.

Block allegedly sent an e-mail with a link to a Russian child pornography site, according to the affidavit.

Ronald Guyer, Block's lawyer, acknowledged the severity of the charges. But Guyer told the judge that there was no evidence that the behavior progressed beyond Block's fantasy.

"There has been no action on his part," Guyer told Nowak.

Richard's attorney did not return a call or e-mail left Sunday.

The couple worked at the Cheesecake Factory at North Star Mall, where he was a bartender and she was a waitress.

Court records show that Block's now-estranged wife Sarah Block filed for a protective order earlier this week on behalf of the couple's 14-month-old child. Her lawyer said she filed for divorce Friday.

[Marcia3]

What is going on in the world? I am just astounded and sickened beyond belief at this story!

I just don't understand...

[Carolyn2005]

Copyright 2008 The Associated Press

Sorry, I guess I just forget. I will try and figure out how to post links instead of articles. Hopefully that will appease certain people.

[melanie78]

Thank God they caught these monsters before they did these horrible acts!!!

Nice piece 5 yrs old

To even make this statement is disgusting!!!! So glad these monsters were caught!

[OneUp]

Thankfully these babies are removed from the care of these two monsters! I hope they have not yet experienced any long term damages. Even years of witnessing things like this firsthand have not kept me from being horrified and shocked each and every time.
I will never understand how one can fail to love a child and protect them. I will never understand why people allow pregancies to fully progress when children only burden them, I will never understand why adoption is not an option for some, and I wil never ever excuse or comprehend the urge to bring a child to harm. This world is full of real life monsters...it's a pity so very many are parents.

For these lovely children...may God bring you to a home of love and trust.

Originally Posted by Carolyn2005

SANA ANTIONIO, Texas (AP) -- A San Antonio couple is accused of trying to trying to trade sex with the woman's 5-year-old daughter for an apartment, a used car and child care for her 10-month old daughter.

Jennifer Richards, 25, and her married boyfriend, Sean Michael Block, 40, appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Nancy Stein Nowak on Friday. Richards is charged with using interstate facilities to transmit information about a minor. Block is charged with distributing child pornography.

Nowak ordered Block held. Richards' detention hearing was delayed until Tuesday, the San Antonio Express-News reported Sunday.

According to an affidavit, the investigation began when an informant told the FBI about a text message allegedly sent by Block reading: "Nice piece 5 yrs old belongs to my gf and she wants to sell it."

Richards and Block crafted a deal that, in addition to the apartment and used car, included child care for Richards' 10-month-old daughter, whose sexual service the couple intended to sell later, Rex Miller, the FBI's lead agent on the case, testified.

The couple had also hoped to blackmail the informant, Miller said.

Richards "was of the belief that these sexual interactions would be a positive experience for (her daughter) and that Richards would receive sexual gratification" from watching, according to the affidavit.

Authorities said both children are no longer in Richards' custody and that neither child was sold for sex.

After reviewing computers the couple used and listening to taped conversations, Miller determined Block and Richards were making further plans to abduct, rape and "carve up" a teenage runaway.

Block allegedly sent an e-mail with a link to a Russian child pornography site, according to the affidavit.

Ronald Guyer, Block's lawyer, acknowledged the severity of the charges. But Guyer told the judge that there was no evidence that the behavior progressed beyond Block's fantasy.

"There has been no action on his part," Guyer told Nowak.

Richard's attorney did not return a call or e-mail left Sunday.

The couple worked at the Cheesecake Factory at North Star Mall, where he was a bartender and she was a waitress.

Court records show that Block's now-estranged wife Sarah Block filed for a protective order earlier this week on behalf of the couple's 14-month-old child. Her lawyer said she filed for divorce Friday.

This story is so sickening! I was just at the Cheesecake Factory at Northstar about 2-3 weeks ago (I live about 2 miles from that mall). Wonder if I saw one of these MONSTERS????

My god this is so sick and so sad! I hoope that little girl is ok now. I just don't get why some people are like they just have to destroy kids and their innocence. It is like seeing how sweet the kids are just makes sicko parents and sicko people even madder and even less loving to their own kids. I wouldn't trade a thing at all for my kids and would not ever hurt them and if anyone else wanted to I would like to see them try to hurt them!
Don't the mothers of these little babies even care what scum they let be around their kids?
At least they got caught and now someone who will really love these kids will get them and give them a good home.'
I think I'm goiing to get sick now tho. just reading this.