A Nine-Year Gap Shows How Sex Crime Cases Stay Alive

Brandon Licciardi, a former Louisiana sheriff's deputy, pleaded guilty on May 28, 2025, to helping ex-NFL safety Darren Sharper drug women for sexual assault. Sharper was sentenced to 20 years in prison in 2016. The nine-year delay reveals how federal prosecutors can pursue accomplices long after the main defendant is locked away—building cases slowly through witness cooperation and accessory charges.