quitted on a single count of transportation of a minor.

The case was investigated by the Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Mary Kucera and Mark Frazier prosecuted the case, with litigation and trial support provided by Donna Myrdahl, Brenda Wright, and Marci'a Wilson.

The prosecution was brought under Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide Department of Justice initiative launched in 2006 to marshal federal, state, and local resources to combat child sexual exploitation and abuse.