Convicted pimp refuses to be sentenced in Las Vegas case

Vanessa Murphy and Linsey Lewis

18 minutes ago

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A judge has postponed sentencing for a man convicted of sex trafficking and sexually assaulting underage girls in Las Vegas.

Richard Babb, 23, complained about his attorneys in court Tuesday morning and remained defiant as Clark County District Court Judge Michelle Leavitt tried to explain that he would have time to file court documents, also called motions, regarding his complaints.

“Your Honor, the damage has already been done. The damage is already done,” Babb told Leavitt.

A Clark County jury found Babb guilty of 10 counts on April 15. Nine counts, two counts of sex trafficking of a child under 16, two counts of solicitation of a child for prostitution, two counts of luring a child or mentally ill person. with the intent to engage in sexual conduct, sex trafficking of a child under 14, sexual assault of a minor under 14, and first-degree kidnapping of a minor are crimes. Statutory sexual seduction is a serious offense.

A Clark County grand jury had already indicted Babb.

Babb victimized four minor girls, according to the Clark County District Attorney's Office. He traded marijuana for unprotected oral sex with two girls, ages 13 and 14, after communicating on Snapchat and sexually trafficked two other girls, both 15, prosecutors said.

One victim testified that Babb asked her to “walk the blade,” which to him meant prostituting herself. Babb dropped her off on Tropicana Avenue, a corridor near the Las Vegas Strip known for sex work. Police rescued the teenager after finding her in a parked car with a man suspected of being a paying customer for sex.

Babb faces 59 years to life in prison, according to prosecutors.

Babb called his defense attorney, Ozzie Fumo, a “monster” and said he was not representing him well in his criminal case. Fumo, a longtime and beloved figure in the Las Vegas legal community, is one of several attorneys who have represented Babb.

Babb also insisted on seeing video footage of the jury. Leavitt told him there was no jury video.

Babb is due in court on June 6. He remains in the Clark County Detention Center.