A Louisiana judge has ordered a former police officer and volunteer firefighter to undergo chemical castration after a jury convicted him of raping multiple children in New Roads, Pointe Coupee Parish.
Kedreyon K. Williams, 31, was found guilty on Oct. 1 of three counts of first-degree rape of a juvenile, indecent behavior with a juvenile and possession of child pornography. The jury reached its verdict after just 39 minutes of deliberation.
According to 18th Judicial District Attorney Tony Clayton, Williams abused multiple children between the ages of 8 and 11 at New Roads fire stations where he volunteered, as well as at his workplace and his home. Prosecutors say he also recorded videos of the assaults.
“If a man takes sexual advantage of a child, then we will take his manhood!” Clayton said in a statement issued Friday. “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.”
The rape convictions carry mandatory life sentences under Louisiana law. Prosecutors also pursued the chemical castration order, which Clayton said adds a further layer of punishment.
“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.”
A second Louisiana case, a different parish
Williams’s sentence follows a similar case in Assumption Parish, where 23rd Judicial District Attorney Ricky Babin says a sex offender became believed to be the first person in the country unwillingly sentenced to surgical castration.
Carrol Ray Clark, 51, pleaded guilty in August to possession of child pornography and indecent acts with a juvenile. He was sentenced to 35 years in prison in addition to the surgical castration order.
How Louisiana’s castration law works
Louisiana adopted its castration statute in 2008 and amended it in 2024. Under the law, a judge may order either chemical or surgical castration for a first conviction on certain severe sex crimes. The 2024 amendment went further, allowing judges to order surgical castration for aggravated sex offenses against victims under age 13 even without the offender’s consent.
