- July 24, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
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OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – A longtime Council Bluffs businessman has been convicted in federal court of sex trafficking.
James Ratliff was arrested in April 2020 and was accused of sexual abuse. He owned Jimmy’s All American Malt Shop & Grill in Council Bluffs.
The case went to federal court where he was convicted this afternoon of four counts of sex trafficking minors, two counts of sex trafficking adults, and two counts of providing victims drugs.
Over 10 years, he had children performed sex acts on him and his friends for money, drugs, and other things. He will be sentenced on December 2nd.
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