Crime & Safety

Midlands Man Charged with Criminal Sexual Conduct

Richard Delano Williams, 30, allegedly provided alcohol to two 16-year-olds and tried to engage them in sex acts.

Columbia Police charged a man with third-degree criminal sexual conduct and two counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

Richard Delano Williams, 30, is accused of providing alcohol to two 16-year-olds and trying to engage them in sex acts at a home on Harden Street on June 10.

Williams allegedly tried to engage in a sex act with one of the teens, but when she refused, he approached the other victim who police said was intoxicated. 

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He then engaged in a sex act with the second victim without her consent, police said.

Williams is being held at the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center. 

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