NEW ROADS, Louisiana — A former New Roads police officer and volunteer firefighter has been sentenced to three life terms in prison and ordered to undergo chemical castration after a jury convicted him of raping children, the 18th Judicial District Attorney's Office said. Kedreyon K. Williams, 31, was sentenced on Thursday, November 12, 2026, by District Judge Kevin Kimball in Pointe Coupee Parish.
Williams was convicted in October 2026 of three counts of first-degree rape, indecent behavior with a juvenile, and possession of pornography involving juveniles. Prosecutors said the victims were children between the ages of 8 and 11. No victim is named in this report, in line with the protection owed to child victims; only ages and the parish are given.
A position of trust, and where prosecutors said the abuse happened
Williams previously served as a part-time officer with the New Roads Police Department from October 2017 to May 2019, and volunteered as a firefighter. According to the district attorney's office, some of the abuse happened at New Roads fire stations where he volunteered; it also happened at a business where he worked and at his home. He was arrested in July 2024 by the Pointe Coupee Parish Sheriff's Office.
The investigation started when a victim's mother told police about her child's disclosure, the district attorney's office said. Investigators later identified additional victims. Prosecutors also said Williams was convicted of having a video on his cellphone connected to the abuse. The jury of 12 deliberated for 39 minutes before returning guilty verdicts on October 1, 2026, according to the district attorney's office.
Why chemical castration was added to mandatory life sentences
In Louisiana, first-degree rape carries a mandatory life sentence, so the three life terms were not discretionary. District Attorney Tony Clayton nevertheless filed a motion asking the court to add castration as a further punishment, and the court granted it. The district attorney's office later clarified to Louisiana First News and to KPEL that Williams will undergo chemical castration, not physical (surgical) castration — an important distinction, because early reports that said only 'castration' left the form unclear.
Chemical castration uses prescription medication — in Louisiana, medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA) under a statute in place since 2008 — to lower testosterone and suppress sexual urges. Surgical castration is a separate, newer Louisiana law, signed in 2024, for certain sex crimes against victims under 13. The district attorney's office has clarified that Williams's order is the chemical form.
At sentencing, Judge Kimball described the case as the worst case of child sexual abuse he had seen. 'The castration is another layer of punishment for these horrendous crimes,' Clayton said. '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.' Clayton also said, in remarks reported by WAFB: 'If a man takes sexual advantage of a child, then we will take his manhood.'
Louisiana's castration laws in context
Louisiana has authorised chemical castration in qualifying sex-crime cases since 2008, allowing a court to order MPA treatment in addition to the underlying criminal sentence. In May 2024, Governor Jeff Landry signed a further law allowing surgical castration for people who commit sex crimes against victims under 13. Louisiana is the only state that allows surgical castration as a sentence for such offenders, but the state Department of Corrections confirmed in September 2026 that it has never carried out the surgical procedure, the Louisiana Illuminator reported. A convicted Louisiana offender, Carrol Ray Clark, 51, sentenced in September, was reported to be the first person ordered toward that surgical punishment; Williams's clarified chemical order is a different form of sentence, imposed alongside life imprisonment that already keeps him in custody.
Because the life sentences are mandatory and consecutive accountability is set by the three first-degree rape convictions, the practical effect of Thursday's order is that Williams remains in prison for life, with the chemical-castration order recorded as an additional punishment by the court. No appeal had been reported in the sources available at publication.
What happens next
Williams will be transferred into the state corrections system to serve the three life terms imposed by Judge Kimball, and the chemical-castration order clarified by the district attorney's office will be administered under Louisiana's 2008 statute. The district attorney's office in the 18th Judicial District — which covers Pointe Coupee, West Baton Rouge and Iberville parishes — prosecuted the case. Families of the victims were the office's stated focus in its remarks after sentencing; no further court date was listed in the reports available at publication.
Sources: 18th Judicial District Attorney's Office statement, as reported by Louisiana First News (Nov 13, 2026) and WAFB via Gray News (Nov 14, 2026); KPEL and Classic Rock 105.1 reporting of the district attorney's clarification and Williams's service history; Louisiana Illuminator reporting on the state's surgical-castration law, via Finwire (Nov 14, 2026).
Source: Louisiana First News