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Repeat Offender Sentenced for Snapchat Sex Assault

11/3/2025

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Kelvin John Williams, 53, was sentenced to two years four months for sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl he met on Snapchat while she was in the care of Oranga Tamariki.
He offered drugs and sexually violated her despite objections.
Williams has over 100 convictions and a violent history, including a murder life sentence reduced in 2017 after a miscarriage of justice.
He was added to the child sex offender register.

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Story summary

Kelvin John Williams, 53, was sentenced to two years four months for sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl he met on Snapchat while she was in the care of Oranga Tamariki.
He offered drugs and sexually violated her despite objections.
Williams has over 100 convictions and a violent history, including a murder life sentence reduced in 2017 after a miscarriage of justice.
He was added to the child sex offender register.