Ron Frankel, 68, accused of flying girl, 17, to his Delray Beach home For sex. Home was raided by FBI.
DELRAY BEACH, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — Federal prosecutors aren’t done in their quest to secure a conviction for Ron Frankel — the Seven Bridges Homeowner accused of flying a teenager from Iowa to his home for a weekend of sex. Frankel was 68 at the time of the alleged incident. The girl was 17.
A Federal Magistrate Judge just set a new trial for May — only months after a jury failed to reach a verdict on charges related the transport of the girl from Iowa to Florida.
As BocaNewsNow.com reported exclusively on February 26th, two female jurors refused to convict Frankel after a multi-day trial — saying the teen girl made her own decision when she got on a plane and flew to PBI after meeting Frankel on Tinder. The girl, according to documents reviewed by BocaNewsNow.com, was seeking a “sugar daddy” on the dating website.
But prosecutors say the girl wouldn’t have gone anywhere if Frankel hadn’t lured her online. Frankel was accused of transporting a teen over state lines for sex — a felony. But attorneys for Frankel said he only provided the money for the plane ticket but didn’t arrange or provide transportation. Defense attorneys also argued that Frankel believed the girl was 18 — the minimum age for creating a Tinder account.
In a statement to BocaNewsNow.com, Frankel’s attorneys wrote: “The complaining witness admitted that she lied to Tinder about her age, lied to Ron about her age, lied to other men about her age, lied to her own mom, and even lied to the jury,” said Frankel’s attorneys. “She also admitted that she wanted a sugar daddy and could have ended this relationship at any moment. She said she made the decision to travel to Florida. Ron did not cause her to do so.” The statement is signed David Oscar Markus, Lauren Krasnoff, and Lauren Perez at the Markus/Moss law firm.
Frankel remains free. He filed a document with the court stating that he knows he has been charged by a “superseding indictment.”
