FEDERAL CHILD PORNOGRAPHY CHARGES FOR REGISTERED SEX OFFENDER

PENSACOLA, FLORIDA - Donschee Ricky Montrell Foster, 33, of Pensacola, Florida, was indicted a federal grand jury charging him with one count of possession of obscene material, one count of possession of child pornography, and one count of being a registered sex offender while committing child exploitation crimes. John P. Heekin, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida, announced the charges today.

Jury trial is scheduled for April 6, 2026, at 8:30 am before United States District Court Judge M. Casey Rodgers.

If convicted, Foster faces a mandatory minimum 20 years' imprisonment. Foster remains in the custody of the United States Marshals Service in the Santa Rosa County Jail pending trial.

This case was investigated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, the Escambia County Sheriff's Office, and the Pensacola Police Department. Assistant United States Attorney David L. Goldberg is prosecuting the case.

An indictment is merely an allegation by a grand jury that a defendant has committed a violation of federal criminal law and is not evidence of guilt. All defendants are presumed innocent and entitled to a fair trial, during which it will be the government's burden to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt at trial.

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. Launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice and led by the U.S. Attorney's Offices and the Criminal Divisions Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS), it marshals federal, state, and local resources to better locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit https://www.projectsafechildhood.gov.

The United States Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Florida is one of 94 offices that serve as the nation's principal litigators under the direction of the Attorney General. To access available public court documents online, please visit the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida website. For more information about the United States Attorney's Office, Northern District of Florida, visit https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndfl.