
Escaped Inmate Facing Child Sex Charges in Tennessee Captured in Florida
NASHVILLE, Tenn.—An escaped inmate accused of sexually assaulting multiple victims in Tennessee has been captured in Florida after being on the run for over a month, authorities said. Sean Williams, 52, was arrested without incident Tuesday in Florida’s Pinellas County after being spotted and tracked down by a K-9 officer and his partner, the FBI in Knoxville said in social media post. Mr. Williams was in federal custody on three counts of production of child sexual abuse material and one count of distribution of cocaine, and is now facing an escape charge, the FBI said. A former businessman from Johnson City, Tennessee, Mr. Williams also is facing state charges including child rape, aggravated sexual battery and especially aggravated sexual exploitation, court records show. In addition, two lawsuits accuse him of drugging and raping multiple victims in the East Tennessee community for years, claiming local police did little to investigate him....
