Convicted Former Rosa's Manager Has Charges Modified By Judge

SAN ANGELO, TEXAS -- Former Rosa's manager, David Kent Phillips, 57, who pleaded guilty to the charge of Online Solicitation of a Minor: Under the age of 14 in March of this year, has been granted a Shock Probation. The modification to the charge allows Phillips to serve the remaining 3.5 years of his sentencing on probation. 

Back in March 2017, Judge Weatherby found Phillips guilty of his charge of Online Solicitation of a Minor: Under the Age of 14 after various witnesses and Phillips'  took the stand.  

During the March trial it was revealed that Sgt. Cole and several other investigators with the Tom Green County Sheriff's Office (TGCSO) were members of a team who searched for older adults soliciting minors at the time of Phillips’ offense. For this case, Cole and his team members posed as a female Craigslist member seeking a male with the following ad:

“Sub-SA. On break, WFM Grapecreek. What’s up, Craigslist? … HMU if you want, I’m in San Angelo.”

*WFM: Woman for Man / HMU: Hit Me Up

On December 21, 2016, a reply came. At around 2 p.m. on the 21st of December 2016, Phillips replied, “Older daddy looking for play toy …" 

In a later message sent from Phillips, he said “55, divorced daddy … I want to explore every inch of your body … if you’re not compliant I’ll have to give you a good spanking.” Further explicit details, such as wanting to use other private body parts, were revealed during the court proceedings.

The conversations between Phillips and the ‘young female’ were strictly done via Craigslist email for several hours on December 21, before the two parties moved to personal emails, recalled Sgt. Cole.