Tampa, Florida – Richmond Joseph McDonald, 40, of Tampa has pleaded guilty to enticing a minor to engage in sexually explicit conduct. He faces a minimum mandatory term of 10 years, up to life, in federal prison.
According to the plea agreement, McDonald and his wife, Shauna Maryann Boselli, engaged in sexual activity with a 7-year-old child with the consent of her father, Jamie Esposito. Esposito had engaged in explicit conversations, via the Internet and text messages, with McDonald and Boselli regarding sexual acts with the victim.
On July 19, 2016, Esposito took the child to Tampa to meet McDonald and Boselli for the purpose of the three of them engaging in sex acts with her. Esposito brought the girl to the zoo in Tampa, where they met with McDonald and Boselli. After spending time at the zoo and taking the child for ice cream, McDonald and Boselli led Esposito and the child to their house in Tampa. While at the house, McDonald sexually abused the child, while Esposito watched. Afterwards, Esposito and the child returned to their hotel in Tampa.
ABC Action News reported: A 21-page report outlines conversations between the child’s father and McDonald using several social platforms, including KIK.
In July, the child’s father planned a trip to Tampa where he met McDonald and Boselli for a sexual encounter which started at Lowry Park Zoo.
One message obtained by federal agents read, “Break the ice at the zoo… don’t force anything… and by the time we get to the house, you’ll be her idols.”
Two days later, McDonald and Boselli met with Esposito and the child at their hotel where McDonald and Boselli engaged in sex acts with the child.
Federal agents executed a federal search warrant at McDonald’s residence and seized numerous electronic devices and the vehicle that McDonald and Boselli had used in the commission of the offense. Forensic analyses of the devices revealed that McDonald possessed more than 1,300 images depicting child pornography, including images and videos of the 7-year-old girl performing sex acts.
Esposito and Boselli previously pleaded guilty for their roles in this case and are awaiting sentencing. Each faces a minimum mandatory penalty of 10 years, up to life, in federal prison.
