Overview
- A jury at Preston Crown Court convicted Williams of 17 offences after a 12-day trial, returning verdicts in about three hours.
- While giving evidence, he inadvertently admitted two additional offences of making indecent images of children.
- Officers from Lancashire Police, the North West ROCU and Tarian ran the operation, with Williams contacting what he thought were 12- and 13-year-old girls, including while on bail.
- Forensic examination of his phone found five Category B and 34 Category C indecent images of children.
- Historic assaults were reported by multiple women in Penwortham and Lytham, including one offence during his employment as a school caretaker, and sentencing followed the laws in force at the time of the crimes.