Bill Mercer, United States Attorney for the District of Montana, announced today that on March 28, 2008, in Helena, after a 3-day federal district court trial before Senior U.S. District Judge Charles C. Lovell, FRITZ ANDERSON, a 29-year-old resident of California, was found guilty of distribution of ecstasy and marijuana to a person under the age of 21. However, ANDERSON was acquitted of the charges of sexual exploitation of children and possession of child pornography. His sentencing is set for June 26, 2008. ANDERSON is currently detained.

RAESHON DOZIER, a 34-year-old resident of California, was charged with sexual exploitation of children and was acquitted of that charge.

ANDERSON faces possible penalties of 60 years in prison, a $4,000,000 fine and 12 years supervised release.

Assistant U.S. Attorney James E. Seykora prosecuted the case for the United States.

The investigation was a cooperative effort between the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Billings Big Sky Safe Streets Task Force.