Crime & Safety

Midlands Doctor Charged After Child Sex Sting

John Francis Williams, 66, had privileges at three Columbia hospitals.

A Midlands anesthesiologist arrested in Florida following an Internet predator sting has had his medical license suspended. 

Dr. John Francis Williams, 66, was charged in Volusia County, Fla., after he traveled there to meet a 14-year-old girl, according to a report on WIS.

According to the news report, he brought "wine, condoms, Viagra, various sex devices, and even a Teddy Bear with him for the teen."

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Williams had privileges at Providence, Palmetto Health Richland and Baptist hospitals, according to the report.

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