Anthony Patterson sued by victim
A victim of former Wichita Falls car dealer Anthony Patterson has sued Patterson and others for more than $1 million. The lawsuit was filed Thursday in 30 th District Court by Jane Doe, “a confidential identity as permitted by Section 98.007 of the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code.” Named as defendants in the lawsuit are Patterson, Jandreani Bell , Michael Sells as trustee of the Woodbridge WF Trust, and Patterson Auto Center Inc. Patterson is serving a 33-year prison term following convictions in November 2024 of human trafficking, sexual performance by a child and three counts of indecency with a child. Bell is serving a 20-year sentence after pleading guilty in December 2025 to two counts of child trafficking in connection with the case. The lawsuit alleges Jane Doe, the plaintiff, was 10 years old when Bell, her cousin, delivered her and her 8-year-old sister twice to Patterson’s house in Wichita Falls in 2017 for sexual purposes. Jane Doe suffered physical pain, terror and loss of liberty, humiliation and degradation and betrayal, according to the lawsuit. The lawsuit alleges a year after Patterson went to prison that Sells, Patterson’s brother-in-law, signed as attorney in fact at the Wichita County
