Man Convicted of Luring Child into his Car Pretending to give her a Ride Home

by | Feb 14, 2023 | Conviction Alert, news

Man Convicted of Luring Child into his Car Pretending to give her a Ride Home…
On September 3, 2021, while in his vehicle, Donald Williams, 33, approached a 14-year-old female outside of her school. Representing himself to the child as a pastor, he offered to give her a ride home. Instead of taking her home, Williams drove to a dead-end road and made her perform oral sex on him. He also raped her. He then drove to a balloon release to preach and offer a prayer for that family while the child remained in his vehicle. After several hours, he dropped her off in the vicinity of her home.
The child was able to give law enforcement multiple details of the events, locations where she was taken, and descriptive information of Williams, including his business card with his picture.
Williams was a prior sex offender out of Houston County and was still on the sex offender registry, but was no longer on probation. On February 13, 2023, Williams pled guilty to Child Molestation, Sexual Battery on a Child Under 16, and Statutory Rape. He was sentenced to 45 years to serve the first 20 years in the Department of Corrections.
“Individuals who hold themselves out as being in a position of trust with children and then betray that trust, must and will be held accountable for their actions toward those most vulnerable in our communities.” DA Howard
The Macon Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office especially thanks the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office for their work in investigating and assisting with the prosecution of this case.
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