Public Safety
Cedar Rapids man held on child pornography charges in Florida
Posted on Oct 27, 2009 by Steve Gravelle.
Charles Andrew Williams
A Cedar Rapids man sought on federal child pornography charges has been located in Florida.
Charles Andrew Williams, 41, has been held without bail at the Santa Rosa County Jail in Pace, Fla., a suburb of Pensacola, since his arrest in Pace Oct. 20, according to court documents.
Williams left the area after police executed a state search warrant Oct. 1 at his home at 411 24th St. NE, according to an affidavit filed by Marion Police Detective Lance Miller. When Miller returned to Williams’ home Oct. 15, his wife said Williams had gone to Florida “and she was concerned he might try to flee the United States.”
A federal criminal complaint charging Williams with possession of child pornography was issued Oct. 16. Acting on a tip, U.S. Marshals and local police found Williams at a relative’s home in Pace, and he was arrested without incident.
Miller happened across Williams in late September while investigating child pornography on an Internet file-sharing network, according to the affidavit. Using the Internet address attached to some pornographic images, Miller tracked the activity to Williams’ home computer.
Williams told Miller he worked from his home servicing computer servers.
During the Oct. 1 search, several pornographic images were downloaded from computers at Williams’ home, according to the affidavit. Questioned by Miller, Williams said he’d been involved with child pornography “a long time” but had “never physically touched a child.”
Solara1
28. Oct, 2009
Ctiger?????? I'm waiting!
Ann_Onamouse
28. Oct, 2009
Sheesh, get a life…
chaimfinestein
28. Oct, 2009
rude
GrandpaR
28. Oct, 2009
ctiger will say nothing should be done to the sicko because he said he never touched a child and we should believe him .
ctiger
28. Oct, 2009
I think you should find something useful to do.
lobosolo
28. Oct, 2009
awesome….. i was waiting for her to come out with a "we cant judge" type statement or a rehabilitate them with hugs type statement…
anyway, florida can keep him as long as they want.
Ann_Onamouse
28. Oct, 2009
Williams said he’d been involved with child pornography “a long time” but had “never physically touched a child.”
I wouldn't bet on it…nevertheless, he should provide good leads to bust alot more of these creeps…
ctiger
28. Oct, 2009
The biggies would be the ones who make those movies. I can't imagine how anyone could be as warped as those monsters.
tertree
28. Oct, 2009
Just to clarify Williams was not fleeing he was in Florida because his mother was on her deathbed and she past away on the 13th
thankfully she never learned about what her son is being charged with.
I also do not believe he ever touched a child…He may have been heading in that direction eventually.
Is he sick…YES
Should he be punished YES
The people who put these images on the net need to be busted more then the men who are looking.
davesc
28. Oct, 2009
First they punish you for what you look at but don't touch. Next they'll punish you for what you think but don't do. Slippery slope.
snapin2slimjim
28. Oct, 2009
I'd just like to know what he's wearing in this picture. It looks like he grabbed the floor mat from the entryway at Hardee's and punched his head through it.