Eric Franklin Rosser, Date of Birth
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Alleged criminal
Date of Birth: 17-Jan-1952
Profession: keyboardist
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About Eric Franklin Rosser
- Eric Franklin Rosser (born January 17, 1952) also known as Doc Rosser, is the former keyboardist for John Mellencamp.
- He joined Mellencamp's band in 1979 and toured with Mellencamp for over two years.
- He recorded with the band only on Mellencamp's 1980 album Nothin' Matters and What If It Did and on American Fool in 1982, before leaving the band.
- Rosser is infamous for being on the Federal Bureau of Investigation's "Ten Most Wanted Fugitives" list for his alleged involvement in the production and distribution of child pornography in 2000.
- He had been living in Bangkok at the time and had been on the run due to a failure to appear.
- He was arrested in August 2001 for carrying false information, and was extradited back to the United States.As of 2012, Rosser was incarcerated at FCI Butner Low.
- He was released on January 13, 2017. Several months after his release from federal custody, Rosser reengaged in criminal activity.
- He was caught watching child pornography as he fled Washington state on a bus, with $10,000 strapped to each of his legs.
- He pleaded guilty in U.S.
- District Court in Missoula.
- Rosser pleaded guilty to accessing the internet with intent to view child pornography after signing a plea agreement with prosecutors in October 2018. According to court documents filed by federal prosecutors, Rosser was riding on a bus from Butte to Billings in July 2017 when another man noticed child pornography on his screen.
- When the man approached Rosser about it, he reportedly said, "Leave me alone.
- I know I have a problem", according to court documents. The fellow passenger called Billings police to the bus station, and when they arrived, Rosser admitted to looking at the images of young girls engaging in sexually explicit conduct.
- Police also found he had $10,000 in cash strapped to each leg, along with $50,000 in cash in his luggage and approximately $1,000 worth of marijuana, which he told police he purchased for personal use, according to court records. Rosser additionally admitted to violating his probation conditions and fleeing federal supervision in Washington state, court documents say.
- He said he had emptied his bank account and fled to avoid going back to prison.
- On Tuesday, Rosser told U.S.
- Magistrate Judge Jeremiah Lynch he did not dispute any of the information brought forth by federal prosecutors.
- Lynch said he would be sentenced to a minimum of 10 years and may be on supervised release for the rest of his life following the prison term.
- His sentencing was set for January 17, 2019.Rosser is the son of a career Air Force officer, and attended Air Academy High School in Colorado.
- He graduated from London Central High School, a USAF-run school located in Bushy, UK in 1970.
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