Plumstead Police arrest former restaurant manager in child exploitation case
Plumstead Township police have charged a former restaurant manager with multiple felony offenses involving minors. Richard “Ricky” Brooks, of Freehold, New Jersey, is accused of grooming juvenile employees and providing them with alcohol, marijuana cartridges, nicotine products, and prescription medication between 2020 and 2024. Investigators say Brooks committed similar acts while managing a Wendy’s in Doylestown and at his residence in the Fonthill Apartments. One charge alleges Brooks indecently assaulted a juvenile male employee while on the job. Brooks was arraigned December 24, bail was set at $100,000, and he remains in Bucks County Prison. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for January 12, 2026.
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