A Browning man who admitted to providing a minor methamphetamine in exchange for sexual favors was sentenced Thursday.
Richard “Bitsy” Smith, 37, was sentenced to 51 months (a little more than four years) in prison and six years of supervised release.
Smith pleaded guilty in November to sexual abuse of a minor and distribution of a controlled substance to a person under 21.
Prosecutors said an FBI investigation in 2017 into reports of individuals on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation providing meth to minors in exchange for sexual activity led to Smith and the victim, according to a press release.
Search warrants served on Facebook accounts showed Smith and the victim were engaged in a sexual and drug relationship.
The victim told investigators that Smith had provided her meth and that they had sex on multiple occasions, according to the Department of Justice.
The press release states Smith admitted to investigators in August 2018 that he had been dealing meth for about two years to support his addiction.
