Former New Roads Officer Gets Three Life Terms and Castration

National News - A former police officer and volunteer firefighter in New Roads, Louisiana, will spend the rest of his life in prison for sexually abusing children. The judge also ordered that he be castrated as part of his sentence.

Kedreyon K. Williams, 31, of 610 Rita St., New Roads, was sentenced by District Judge Kevin Kimball to three life terms. His convictions include first-degree rape, indecent behavior with a juvenile, and possession of pornography involving juveniles.

A jury found Williams guilty in October 2026 after a trial in the 18th Judicial District Court in New Roads. It took the jurors only 39 minutes to reach their verdicts, which included three counts of first-degree rape of juveniles.

A rape conviction comes with an automatic life sentence. District Attorney Tony Clayton didn't stop there, though. He filed a motion asking the court to order castration.

The case started when a mother called the police and reported that her child had told her something, and she passed that information along to officers. As investigators dug into the case, they found more children who had been harmed. The children were between 8 and 11 years old.

Williams was convicted of abusing the children in several locations. Some of the abuse happened at New Roads fire stations, where he served as a volunteer firefighter. Other abuse happened at a business where he worked and at his home.

He was also convicted for a video found on his cell phone. The video showed him sexually abusing a child.

When he handed down the sentence, Judge Kimball said it was the "worst case" of child sexual abuse he had seen.

Clayton shared this statement about the case. "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. The castration is another layer of punishment for these horrendous crimes. If a man takes sexual advantage of a child, and we will take his manhood! 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."