Bigelow Man Sentenced to 18 Years in Federal Prison After Being Found Guilty on Multiple Counts of Production of Child Pornography

      LITTLE ROCK—A Bigelow man convicted by a jury of producing child pornography on four different occasions was sentenced to 18 years in federal prison on December 18, 2025. Jonathan D. Ross, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, announced the sentence, which was handed down by United States District Judge D.P. Marshall, Jr.

      Blair Michael Williams, 34, was indicted by a federal grand jury in a Superseding Indictment on May 6, 2025. The Superseding Indictment charged Williams with four counts of production of child pornography, two counts of distribution of child pornography, and one count of possession of child pornography. 

      During the trial, it was revealed that in October 2022 the Faulkner County Sheriff’s Office asked for assistance with a child exploitation case involving Williams, who was employed as a technology coordinator at a high school in Mt. Vernon, Arkansas. On May 4, 2022, Williams resigned because of an investigation regarding the sale of vape pens to students and inappropriate interactions with students on social media.

      Following Williams’ resignation, school officials searched Williams’ work computer and located approximately 500 images of child sexual abuse material on Williams’ Google drive. The child pornography was saved on the Google drive in a location only accessible by Williams and was the domain used for school district employees to access work-related email and documents. Through a review of the child sexual abuse material, investigators determined the identity of nine minor victims. The material contained multiple images of Williams performing sex acts with minor victims.

      Investigators also located multiple videos of Williams performing sex acts on a minor victim in the back of Williams’ vehicle. A search warrant was obtained for Williams’ residence on December 2, 2022, and investigators located the vehicle depicted in the videos. Investigators then searched Williams’ phone and server that revealed between July 2018 and March 2019, there were several text messages between Williams and minor victims. Located on the server and in texts, investigators found an exchange of sexually explicit photographs and communication between Williams and the minor victims arranging to meet at various locations to engage in sex acts. At trial it was also revealed that during the search, investigators located hundreds of images of child sexual abuse material.

      After a three-day trial that concluded on May 29, 2025, a federal jury found Williams, guilty on four counts of production of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography.

      Judge Marshall also sentenced Williams to 20 years’ supervised release. There is no parole in the federal system.

      This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. Led by U.S. Attorney’s Offices and CEOS, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to better locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, visit justice.gov/psc.

      The investigation was conducted by the FBI with assistance from the Faulkner County Sheriff’s Office. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Kristin Bryant and Jordan Crews.

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