A Louisiana ex-cop convicted of raping multiple children has been ordered to undergo chemical castration, a punishment prosecutors hailed as stripping the predator of his “manhood.”
18th Judicial District Attorney Tony Clayton, whose office prosecuted Kedreyon K. Williams, 31, vowed in a Friday statement that the state would make good on its threat against child abusers. “If a man takes sexual advantage of a child, then we will take his manhood!” he declared.
Williams, who also served as a volunteer firefighter, was convicted October 1 following jury deliberations that lasted just 39 minutes. The panel found him guilty on three counts of first-degree rape of a juvenile, indecent behavior with a juvenile, and possession of child pornography. His victims ranged in age from 8 to 11 years old.
The abuse occurred across multiple locations tied to Williams’s positions of trust. He assaulted children at New Roads fire stations where he volunteered, at his workplace, and inside his own home. Prosecutors also established that he had recorded videos of the rapes.
Clayton described Williams’s conduct in stark terms. “He performed disgusting acts on children who could not defend themselves,” the district attorney said.
The rape convictions alone carried mandatory life sentences under Louisiana law. Prosecutors pushed beyond that baseline to secure the additional castration order, a step Clayton framed as both punitive and protective. “He is a child predator, and he deserves exactly what he is getting and more,” Clayton said. “The castration is another layer of punishment for these horrendous crimes.”
Williams is believed to be only the second person in the United States to face an involuntary castration sentence, according to 23rd Judicial District Attorney Ricky Babin. The first, Carrol Ray Clark, 51, of Assumption Parish, pleaded guilty in August to possession of child pornography and indecent acts with a juvenile. Babin secured a 35-year prison term for Clark plus surgical castration.
Louisiana’s castration statute was originally enacted in 2008 and underwent significant amendment in 2024. Under the current code, judges may order either chemical or surgical castration for first-time convictions of severe sex crimes. The 2024 amendment specifically empowered judges to mandate surgical castration for aggravated offenses against victims under 13 without requiring the offender’s consent.
Clayton expressed hope that the sentence would bring some measure of relief to the families Williams victimized. “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,” he said.
