A Shreveport man was found guilty of sexual battery of a teenaged boy Tuesday, November 19, 2024, in Caddo District Court.
It took the eight-man, four-woman jury in District Judge Chris Victory’s court about three hours to find Anthony Hollis, 52, guilty of sexual assaults that occurred numerous times from November 2020 to November 2022.
Hollis was arrested September 28, 2023, shortly after the victim, then 13, told a family friend that he had been sexually assaulted by Hollis between the ages of 11 and 12. The victim reported Hollis ordered him to perform oral sex on him and had groped him in the shower, and told the victim not to report the attacks to anyone.
Hollis will return to Judge Victory’s court for sentencing January 9, 2025. For his conviction on the responsive charge of sexual battery of a victim under age 13 by an offender 17 or older, he faces at least 25 and up to 99 years in prison at hard labor, with at least 25 years to be served without benefit of parole, probation or suspension of sentence.
Hollis was prosecuted by Assistant District Attorneys Victoria Washington and Courtney Ray. He was defended by Michael Enright and Katie Miller.
The case was docket No. 397853.
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