RON FRANKEL, 68, FLEW TEEN FROM IOWA TO DELRAY BEACH. FBI RAIDS, ARRESTS… FEDS: SOUGHT FRIENDS OF “VICTIM.”
BY: ANDREW COLTON | Editor and Publisher | DELRAY BEACH, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2025 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — Documents obtained by BocaNewsNow.com late Thursday from the United States Department of Justice reveal that West Delray Beach resident Ronald Frankel, a homeowner in the community of Seven Bridges, is facing federal charges following a raid of his home. Frankel is accused of flying a teen girl from Iowa to have sex with him over multiple days in his home on Fleur De Lis Way. Frankel is 68 years old.
Agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation early Tuesday morning raided Frankel’s home and took him into custody. The reasons behind the search and arrest were unclear until now. Documents obtained by BocaNewsNow.com reveal that FBI Agents had been investigating Frankel for months — after the alleged victim told local and federal authorities what she says happened.
We are publishing the complete complaint, below. Among the highlights: the victim admitted that she was looking for a “Sugar Daddy” and met Frankel on Tinder. She conducted multiple FaceTime calls with Frankel who allegedly paid her several hundred dollars for each session while the minor was nude. Frankel would pay her more money if she gratified herself during the video call.
“After multiple FaceTime calls,” wrote FBI Agents, “Frankel sent the minor victim $1000 via Venmo for a plane ticket to Florida … the minor victim reported she landed in Florida and was picked up by a black Cadillac arranged by Frankel which brought her to Frankel’s residence inside a gated community.” The complaint alleges that Frankel engaged in sex acts with the minor in his Seven Bridges hot tub. He then allegedly engaged in additional acts the following day.
Frankel, according to the FBI, had the victim’s West Des Moines Community School email address in his phone’s directory when it was confiscated by the FBI. The alleged victim claims that Frankel asked her if she had friends who would also like to engage in sex with Frankel.
Despite records initially indicating otherwise, Ron Frankel was chairman of a fabric company roughly a decade ago but left the organization. Ronald has been released on $500,000 bond, has been ordered to surrender his passport, may not possess a firearm, may not sell his home, and must be monitored by GPS. A court date is pending. Read the complete federal complaint, below.
