Norwich Man Sentenced In Child Sex Abuse Case: Feds

NORWICH, CT — A Norwich man has been sentenced to 23 years in prison for sexually abusing a child, according to a statement from Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut. Travis M. Williams, 34, will also serve five years of supervised release.

According to prosecutors, Williams engaged in sexual acts with a child who was about 9 years old on more than 100 occasions. In July 2019, Williams used his iPhone to photograph himself sexually abusing the child, and he sent the photographs to a woman via text message.

On July 27, 2019,Williams filmed 10 videos depicting him sexually abusing the child, according to prosecutors. Investigators recovered numerous text messages between Williams and the woman.

In certain text messages, Williams told the woman that hew anted to engage in sexual acts with her while the child watched, and that he wanted the child to take part in these sexual acts.

Williams has been detained since his arrest on related state charges Aug. 30, 2019.

He pleaded guilty Oct. 28, 2021, in federal court to one count of production of child pornography and one count of distribution of child pornography.

The state charges against Williams are pending.

The case is part of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Project Safe Childhood Initiative, which is aimed at protecting children from sexual abuse and exploitation. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.justice.gov/psc. To report cases of child exploitation, please visit www.cybertipline.com.