A Tennessee businessman at the center of a federal lawsuit filed by 10 anonymous women accusing him of sexual assault has been charged with child rape and exploitation.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) – First Judicial District Attorney General Steve Finney’s office has taken the lead on investigating sexual assault allegations against former Johnson City business owner Sean Willimas, Johnson City City Manager Cathy Ball said Friday. During a media briefing to address the city’s response to a federal civil lawsuit, Ball answered questions […]
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) Western Carolina University (WCU) police found devices with images and video of more than 50 rapes allegedly committed by Sean Williams in Johnson City after arresting him in late April, a search warrant affidavit filed in Jonesborough, Tenn. states. That warrant sought access to additional phones and computers that the […]
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) The revelations about video evidence showing downtown Johnson City businessman Sean Williams allegedly raping 52 different women in his apartment, left a local advocate “angry with the police who failed our community so many times.” Ben Putland was among numerous Johnson Citians who protested outside City Hall and in City […]