Louisiana ex-cop gets three life terms and chemical castration for child rape

Kedreyon K. Williams, 31, of New Roads, Louisiana, learned his fate Thursday: three life sentences plus chemical castration. A jury convicted the former part-time police officer and volunteer firefighter of three counts of first-degree rape, indecent behavior with a juvenile and possession of child pornography, the 18th Judicial District Attorney's Office said.

Prosecutors say Williams sexually abused multiple children between the ages of 8 and 11, forcing them to perform sex acts on him at his home, his workplace and the fire stations where he volunteered. He was also convicted of keeping a video on his cellphone showing a child performing a sex act on him. The case cracked open when the mother of one victim went to police with what her child had told her; that tip led investigators to other children.

The jury needed only 39 minutes of deliberation after a four-day trial to find him guilty. District Judge Kimball called it the worst case of child sexual abuse he had ever seen before handing down the sentence. Each first-degree rape conviction carries a mandatory life term, but District Attorney Tony Clayton pushed for more, filing a motion for castration over the severity of the crimes.

Chemical castration relies on prescription medication to lower testosterone and suppress sexual urges rather than surgically removing the testicles, according to the Cleveland Clinic, and the procedure is reversible. Clayton made his reasoning plain. “If a man takes sexual advantage of a child, then we will take his manhood!” he said Friday, adding that he hoped the punishment would comfort the victims' families. In a separate statement he called Williams “a child predator” who “deserves exactly what he is getting and more.”

Louisiana stands alone as the only state permitting surgical castration as a sentence for sex offenders convicted of crimes against victims younger than 15. But the state Department of Corrections confirmed in September that it has never actually carried out the procedure, the Louisiana Illuminator reported. Williams worked as a part-time officer with the New Roads Police Department from October 2017 to May 2019 and was arrested in July 2024, according to local news reports.