A Louisiana judge sentenced a former small-town police officer to three life terms plus castration for raping children, a penalty the district attorney sought as “another layer of punishment.”
Story Highlights
- Kedreyon K. Williams, 31, a former New Roads police officer and volunteer firefighter, received three life sentences.
- The judge also ordered castration, which the district attorney’s office said will be chemical, not surgical.
- A jury convicted Williams in October after deliberating 39 minutes, according to prosecutors.
- District Judge Kevin Kimball called it the “worst case” of child sexual abuse he had seen.
Three Life Terms And A Rare Extra Penalty
On Thursday, November 12, District Judge Kevin Kimball sentenced Kedreyon K. Williams, 31, of New Roads, Louisiana, to three life terms in prison and ordered him castrated. District Attorney Tony Clayton, the elected prosecutor for the 18th Judicial District, which includes Pointe Coupee Parish (a parish is Louisiana’s version of a county), asked for the castration on top of the life terms that state law already requires for first-degree rape. “The castration is another layer of punishment for these horrendous crimes,” Clayton said.
Clayton’s office first said it would ask for physical castration. The office later clarified that Williams will undergo chemical castration, not surgery. Chemical castration uses medication to lower hormone levels and curb sex drive; it does not remove any organs.
A Quick Verdict After An October Trial
Williams worked as a part-time New Roads police officer from October 2017 to May 2019 and served as a volunteer firefighter. The Pointe Coupee Parish Sheriff’s Office arrested him in July 2024 after a victim’s mother reported what her child had told her. Investigators later found more victims.
In October, a jury found Williams guilty of three counts of first-degree rape of juveniles, indecent behavior with a juvenile, and possession of pornography involving juveniles. Prosecutors said the jury deliberated only 39 minutes. They said the victims were boys between 8 and 11 years old, and that the abuse happened at New Roads fire stations where Williams volunteered, at a business where he worked, and at his home. Police also found a video of the abuse of a child on his cellphone, according to reports.
What The Prosecutor Said
Clayton did not soften his words. “He performed disgusting acts on children who could not defend themselves,” he said. “He is a child predator, and he deserves exactly what he is getting and more.” Clayton said he hopes the families “know that justice was served here and have some comfort.”
No statement from Williams or his lawyer appeared in reports of the sentencing, and no appeal has been reported. When the jury returned its verdict, Clayton’s office said Williams “will spend the rest of his life in prison.”
Louisiana’s Castration Law
Louisiana has allowed chemical castration as a sentence since 2008, but courts rarely use it. In 2024, the state became the first in the nation to let judges order surgical castration for certain crimes against young children, a law that drew heated debate among defense lawyers, advocates and doctors. In this case, the district attorney’s office said the order is for chemical castration.
The life terms alone mean Williams will never walk free. The castration order adds a punishment Louisiana courts seldom hand down, and Clayton made clear he wanted it as a penalty beyond the life terms the law already demands, for a man who had held two of a small town’s most trusted jobs.
Sources:
nypost.com, 973thedawg.com, kalb.com, wbrz.com, kake.com, lawreview.law.lsu.edu, criminallegalnews.org