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Ricky Foster, subject of documentary, accused of sex crimes in Livingston Parish
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LIVINGSTON — A Livingston Parish man who was the subject of a documentary called "The Devil Wears Dunks" has been arrested on sex-crime-related charges, the sheriff's office said Wednesday.
Deputies say that, last week, they received allegations of sexual abuse involving Ricky Foster.
A documentary crew from California arrived in Baton Rouge on Saturday. The crew told WBRZ their work started in late 2025, when Foster reached out to Samples, a specialty shoe store in California, claiming to be a shoe expert. The store's owner Jeremy Greene is also the CEO of Lunchbox Media which includes an app called ECCO, a record label and a marketing agency.
"One day, Ricky said, 'You know what? I want to invest 15 million dollars into your tech company ECCO,'" Documentary Head of Production Shawn Boone Jr. said.
Boone said, while vetting Foster, those with the company discovered Foster had been untruthful.
"He was telling us he had a 20 million dollar mansion, and then a couple days later, it popped up on VRBO. After that, it was like every lie started to just unfold," Creative Director Colby Jackson, who was on location, told WBRZ.
Boone and Jackson said people started coming to Greene, sharing stories of alleged deception and fraud involving Foster.
"It's mom and pop shops, it's people who have a hope and a dream and are fighting for every last dollar they have," Jackson said.
These stories prompted the YouTube documentary series, which Sheriff Jason Ard said, helped launch an investigation by the Sheriff's Office into the allegations against Foster.
“Contact was made with a victim who stated she was in a relationship with Ricky Foster from January to August 2023. During that time, the victim revealed that on numerous occasions - without her consent - she was forced to perform sexual acts with Foster," Sheriff Jason Ard said.
The victim also said Foster took out credit card loans worth over $70,000.00 without her knowledge. The victim said she was told that if she did not submit to various sexual acts, Foster would not repay the money.
"He had her in a state of mind that she was trapped, that there was nowhere she could go," Ard said.
Foster, 46, is accused of 10 counts of third-degree rape, 10 counts of extortion and four counts of sexual battery.
Ard added, deputies believe there are more victims in the parish and ask them to come forward.
Foster was also involved in an organization called the Dads of Denham, a community organization that held events and fundraisers. Ard told WBRZ, at this time, investigators are compiling evidence to see what other charges can be leveled.
"If he is collecting money for somebody and he's supposed to be giving the money to somebody else, that's a crime in itself if he's not doing that, so we want to look at all that as well," Ard said.
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