United States of America v. Chance Garrett Williams

Rapid City, SD - Rapid City Man Sentenced to Sixty Years in Prison for Attempted Sexual Exploitation of Minors



A Rapid City, South Dakota, man convicted on two counts of Attempted Sexual Exploitation of a Minor was sentenced on June 18, 2018, by Chief Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.



Chance Garrett Williams, age 38, was sentenced to 30 years in prison on each count, to run consecutively, for a total sentence of 60 years in prison, followed by lifetime supervised release, and ordered to pay a $200 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund.



Williams was charged on June 20, 2017. The conviction stems from Williams’ molestation and production of child pornography of multiple children, one starting when she was approximately 4-5 years old.



“This defendant committed unimaginably horrendous crimes against these brave young children,” said U.S. Attorney Parsons. “As they grow up and try to build lives for themselves, they will at least be secure with the knowledge that the person who did this to them is locked up in a federal prison where he surely belongs.”



The case was investigated by the Internet Crimes Against Children Taskforce.

06/19/2018 64 JUDGMENT AND COMMITMENT as to Chance Garrett Williams (1), Count(s) 1-3, 4, Dismissed upon Government Motion; Count(s) 1s, 360 months custody to run consecutively with count 2s, lifetime supervised release to run concurrently, fine waived, $5,000 special assessment waived and $100 VAF.; Count(s) 2s, 360 months custody to run consecutively with count 1s, lifetime supervised release to run concurrently, fine waived, $5,000 special assessment waived and $100 VAF.. Signed by Chief Judge Jeffrey L. Viken on 06/18/2018. (KLK) (Entered: 06/19/2018)

06/19/2018 65 STATEMENT OF REASONS as to Chance Garrett Williams.. Signed by Chief Judge Jeffrey L. Viken on 06/18/2018. (KLK) (Entered: 06/19/2018)