OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - A Nebraska judge on Thursday sentenced a registered sex offender to at least 145 years in prison for several counts in what prosecutors said was a scheme to abduct and sexually assault a child.
Douglas County Judge John Huber sentenced Robert Williams, 35, to a maximum of 190 years behind bars for kidnapping, lewd conduct and attempted sexual assault charges, KETV-TV reported.
Williams’ public defender didn’t immediately return an Associated Press request for comment after business hours Thursday.
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Police have said Williams and another man tried to kidnap three girls - ranging in age from 5 to 15 - on separate occasions one day in May 2019. All three girls managed to escape, even though the 15-year-old told officers she was chased for two blocks.
Police said Williams, who was on supervised release at the time on a child pornography conviction, told investigators he was “on the hunt” for children to sexually assault.
The first-degree sexual assault count stems from a fourth case of Williams sexually assaulting a girl younger than 12 that he knew, prosecutors said.
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