He was booked into the Salt Lake County Jail where he is held without bail. According to a probable cause statement obtained by FOX 13, police were investigating Michael Ricks, 49, who is already facing criminal charges of human trafficking. Police interviewed two sex workers who indicated another man was providing Ricks with "law enforcement sensitive data that was not available to the public.
One of the victims, the attorney general's office said in the filing, said "she was specifically a victim of Driscoll and was fearful for her safety," and "she had come to know Driscoll while working in the commercial sex industry and that she had specifically traded sex for money or information from Driscoll.
She knew Driscoll by the moniker "The Guardian," the affidavit filed by law enforcement said. The sex worker told investigators with the Utah Attorney General's Office that during one encounter, Driscoll took her to the Salt Lake City Police Department and accessed an underground parking garage. October 21, pm Updated October 21, pm. Salt Lake City police department employee Patrick Kevin Driscoll is accused of providing vital law enforcement data to alleged sex trafficker Michael Ricks.
Getty Images. Google Maps Driscoll would provide sensitive information such as phone numbers and identities of undercover police officers, specifically those investigating prostitution and human trafficking crimes. V2 stated that an access key was needed in order to gain entrance to the facility and that Driscoll had a key. V2 said she thought Driscoll was a police officer because he was able to access the police station in addition to being able to provide Ricks and others with law enforcement sensitive data, the statement said.
It was subsequently confirmed that Driscoll was an information technology employee of the Salt Lake City Corporation and did have full access to the police department as well as all city and law enforcement databases. V2 stated Driscoll would allegedly use his position as an employee at Salt Lake City to access law enforcement databases and other nonpublic sources and provide this sensitive information to individuals involved in illicit activities.
V2 stated Driscoll would send information directly to Ricks, and Ricks was able to use that information to conceal his illegal activity from law enforcement. In another conversation V3 was informed of a police narcotics operation in a building next to hers. Upon executing the search warrant, agents discovered electronic storage devices which contained confidential files, including sensitive law enforcement data, including the names of undercover officers, Metro Gang files, and other law enforcement restricted documents that could only be accessed through the use of multiple restricted databases or files.
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