Ex-Crown boss Jeremy Williams jailed for sharing vile child pornography via social media
A former Crown Resorts senior manager who shared vile child abuse videos and images with a social media paedophile ring has admitted viewing child porn for 15 years for “sexual satisfaction” after hitting the booze and the ice pipe.
Melbourne City
Don't miss out on the headlines from Melbourne City. Followed categories will be added to My News.
A former Crown Resorts senior manager who shared vile child pornography via social media has been jailed.
Jeremy Williams, 48, was sentenced in the County Court on Friday to six months’ jail after pleading guilty to transmitting child pornography and possessing child abuse material.
Williams swapped vile videos and images with other online paedos via KiK, WhatsApp and MSN Messenger between April 2014 and July 2019.
The depraved former hospitality big wig — under the KIK alias ‘HCnifty’ — also swapped lewd messages with the “unknown” recipients.
Williams and the other sickos viewed the vile material while exchanging comments including “hot” and “nice”.
The victims ranged from new borns to pre-pubescent females no older than 15.
Many of the victims were abused by adult males.
Police raided Williams’ home on November 13 last year.
Investigators seized multiple devices which contained 3085 vile images and videos including material which depicted torture and bestiality.
Some of the victims appeared to have been plied with drugs and alcohol and were crying or distressed, the court heard.
Williams told police he only viewed child pornography while intoxicated on ice and alcohol.
The court heard Williams graduated from university with a bachelor of business before gaining a supervisor role at a “large” hotel.
Williams then joined Crown Towers Resorts where he worked his way to a senior managerial position.
The court heard Williams left Crown in 2014 due to his “spiralling” ice use.
Williams joined the Catholic Leadership Centre that same year.
He was a duty manager at the centre at the time of his arrest but has not worked since he was charged.
Williams admitted under cross-examination that prior to his arrest he had viewed child pornography for 15 years
The sex fiend admitted he viewed the “deviant” material for “sexual satisfaction”.
Williams said he felt “disgusted” and “ashamed” after he sobered up.
Judge David Brookes said Williams committed “serious” and “abhorrent” offending.
“The material was highly depraved and comprised depictions of explicit sexual activity including penetration between pre-pubescent female children and adult males,” Judge Brookes said
“You frequently initiated these exchanges … it involved the transmission to other unknown persons and hence you contributed to the market of child pornography and further victimised the children depicted.”
Williams was jailed for 32 months but will be released on a good behaviour bond after serving six months.
He was made a registered sex offender for life.
MORE NEWS
EAGLEHAWK PAEDO'S VILE TAUNT AFTER HORROR SEX ACT WITH CHILD
YOUNG MUM’S TORMENT AT HANDS OF FRAUD ESTATE AGENT
Train delays after truck goes into bridge
Commuters taking a busy train line in Melbourne’s southeast are facing major disruptions after a truck smashed into a bridge.
Meet your City of Yarra council candidates
Yarra council candidates are pitching directly to you, in videos arguing why you should vote for them. See what they had to say.