Williams pleads guilty on counts of Predatory Criminal Sexual Assault

[December 16, 2018]  An Emden man has pleaded guilty to having sex with a child. On Friday, November 2, 2018 Brian K. Williams (d.o.b. 4-5-69) of the 600 block of Market Street, Emden, Illinois, pleaded guilty to two counts of Predatory Criminal Sexual Assault of a Child, each a Class X Felony.

During the plea, prosecutors stated that prior to the victim turning 13 years old Williams had sexually touched the victim and had sex with the victim on multiple occasions.

Judge William Workman accepted set William’s plea and set a sentencing hearing for 2:30 p.m. on January 15, 2019.

Each count of Predatory Criminal Sexual Assault of a Child carries a possible sentence of between 6 and 60 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections, followed by between 3 years and natural life of mandatory supervised release (formerly called parole), and Williams must serve 85% of the sentence. Each count is mandatory consecutive to the other. Meaning, Williams is eligible for a sentence between 12 and 120 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections. Probation is not a possibility.

Williams has been in the custody of the Logan County Sheriff’s Department since August 23, 2017 and will get credit for the time he has been in custody.

In addition to any sentence, Williams must register for life as a sexual predator in accordance with the Illinois Sexual Offender Registration Act.

The Logan County Sheriff’s Department with the assistance of the Sangamon County Child Advocacy Center investigated the case.

[Jonathan C. Wright
Logan County State’s Attorney]