Keith Deshawn Anderson, 39, of Las Vegas, Nev. was found guilty of four counts of transportation of a minor with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity, by a federal jury in Tucson on November 12, 2013. Sentencing is set before Judge Collins on January 21, 2014.
The evidence at trial showed that during 2011 and 2012 the defendant transported a female minor multiple times from Arizona to Nevada and engaged in statutory rape.
A conviction for transportation of a minor with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity carries a minimum mandatory term of ten years imprisonment up to life imprisonment, a maximum fine of $250,000, or both.