East Tennessee man arrested in Kentucky in cyber predator sting
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Updated: 6:50 PM Jul 23, 2008
East Tennessee man arrested in Kentucky in cyber predator sting
A Knoxville, Tenn. man was arrested Tuesday at a restaurant in Williamsburg, Ky. as part of what the Kentucky Attorney General calls a "cybersafety predator sting."
Posted: 2:21 PM Jul 23, 2008
Billy Williams, 48, of Knoxville, Tenn. (Photo Courtesy: The Commonwealth of Kentucky, Office of the Attorney General)
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WILLIAMSBURG, Ky. (WVLT) -- A Knoxville, Tenn. man was arrested Tuesday at a restaurant in Williamsburg, Ky. as part of what the Kentucky Attorney General calls a "cybersafety predator sting."

Billiy Williams, 48, traveled from Knoxville to Williamsburg to meet what he thought was a 12-year-old girl, according to a release from Attorney General Jack Conway.

Officials say, instead of a 12-year-old girl, WIlliams had been communicating online with a someone from Perverted Justice.

He has been charged with unlawful transaction with a minor in the first degree, according to information released by the Attorney General. The charge is a Class C felony. If convicted, Williams could spend between five and 10 years in prison.

Williams is being held in the Whitley Co., Ky Detention Center.

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Posted by: unknown Location: knoxville,tn on Jul 28, 2008 at 11:33 PM

this article needs to be taken off the internet. this article is destroying the life's this man's wife and kids along with the rest of his family.
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