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A former Louisiana police officer is going to spend the rest of his life behind bars for sex crimes.
But that’s FAR from the only punishment he’s facing after being convicted of horrific violations against children.
According to WAFB and TMZ on Saturday, 31-year-old Kedreyon K. Williams (pictured above, in his mugshot), who is a former police officer in the small Louisiana town of New Roads and an ex-volunteer firefighter, was sentenced to THREE life terms after a jury found him guilty of multiple disturbing offenses involving minors.
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The October verdict included three counts of first-degree rape of juveniles, indecent behavior with a juvenile, and possession of child pornography. Jurors reportedly needed just 39 minutes to reach their decision, too.
But this week, the area’s District Attorney Tony Clayton wanted to go even further!
Although Williams already faced mandatory life imprisonment, Clayton pushed for physical castration as an additional punishment. According to TMZ, the judge ultimately ordered chemical castration instead. But still… WOW.
At sentencing this week, District Judge Kevin Kimball called it the “worst case” of child sexual abuse he’d ever encountered.
Clayton didn’t hold back, either, declaring at one point:
“He performed disgusting acts on children who could not defend themselves. He is a child predator, and he deserves exactly what he is getting and more. The castration is another layer of punishment for these horrendous crimes.”
And the DA had even more to say:
“If a man takes sexual advantage of a child, and we will take his manhood! We hope the families know that justice was served here and have some comfort in knowing he will never be able to prey on any children again.”
Wow.
This is an incredibly disturbing case on all levels. And an incredibly intense punishment, but it really goes to show how angry those in law enforcement were about this case.
Regardless, our thoughts are exclusively with the children and their families as they continue to recover from what happened. What a terrible, terrible situation.
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If you have sincere cause to suspect child abuse, call the Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline at 1-800-4-A-Child or 1-800-422-4453, or go to www.childhelp.org.
If you or someone you know has experienced sexual violence and would like to learn more about resources, consider checking out https://www.rainn.org/resources.
[Image via Pointe Coupee Parish District Attorney’s Office]
