Kettering mother arrested for selling sex; child home alone

Lori Richards, 25, of Kettering. Police said she left her 8-month-old baby at home alone while she attempted to sell sex.

Photo provided by Kettering Police Department Lori Richards, 25, of Kettering. Police said she left her 8-month-old baby at home alone while she attempted to sell sex.

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By Kelli Wynn, Staff Writer Updated 6:29 PM Monday, August 24, 2009

KETTERING — A Kettering woman was arrested on Saturday, Aug. 22, after police said she left her 8-month-old baby home alone while she sold herself for sex outside of a local business.

Lori Richards, 25, of Gracemore Avenue, has been charged with a first degree misdemeanor charge of child endangering and third degree misdemeanor charge of soliciting in Kettering Municipal Court, according to online court records.

Richards’ arrest occurred about 9 p.m. on Saturday outside a bar on East Dorothy Lane, according to a Kettering police incident log.

Police received a call stating that a “female was standing outside the door offering sex for exchange of money,” according to the log entry.

Police dispatched to the scene approached Richards, who matched the description of the woman described by the caller.

The log said, “Talking with her, they discovered she may have left her 8-month-old baby unattended in her apartment. Checking her apartment, they found her 8-month-old baby boy asleep in a swing with no one else in the apartment...Richards admitted she was attempting to exchange sexual favors for $40 to $120.”

Police on the scene called Montgomery County Children Services Board and the baby was placed in the custody of his grandparents.

A pre-trial hearing for both misdemeanor charges has been scheduled for Richards on Aug. 31 in the chambers of Judge Robert Moore.

Contact this reporter at (937) 225-2414 or kwynn@DaytonDailyNews.com.

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