'Disturbing and disgusting': Man imprisoned for sharing abuse images

Offender had thousands of photos and videos of children being sexually assaulted

Article content A Moncton man caught with thousands of images and videos depicting children as young as babies being sexually abused was sent to prison on Wednesday. Jordan Williams, 35, was in the prisoner’s dock in provincial court to receive his sentence and Judge Brigitte Sivret accepted a joint recommendation for three years in prison for the first-time offender. “This is disturbing and very disgusting, to say the least,” said the judge, of the contents of the offender’s collection.

She said it’s bad enough that the child victims are abused, but once that material is posted online, it can never be removed, revictimizing them over and over. “Child predators continue to have access to that abuse material.” Williams was both a collector and a sharer.

He pleaded guilty on April 12 to possessing child sexual abuse and exploitation material and transmitting that material. “All I can say is what I did is not who I am,” he said during a sentencing hearing last month. “I was going through a rough time.

It’s not and excuse for anything I’ve done, But that is not me. “I am very remorseful and would do anything to take back what I did.” Williams was in tears throughout the June hearing, which Sivret noted on Wednesday, as a sign that his remorse is genuine.

She said she hopes that means he will do what he has to do to not re-offend. Prosecutor Victoria Quirk told the court in June there were nine different reports of the offender sharing or uploading images, starting in December 2023. One of those tips to police was an anonymous report from a teen saying Williams had sent them exploitation material.

Quirk said Snapchat, Facebook, Instagram, Google and Discord all reported that a user had uploaded abuse material on their platforms. With the user information provided, investigators were able to determine Williams was the person responsible. The prosecutor said police executed a search warrant at Williams‘ Robinson Street apartment on Dec. 18, 2024, arresting him and seizing his devices.

Analysis of those devices determined there were exploitation images on two phones and a laptop computer. The RCMP found just under 5,000 abuse images and approximately 4,300 videos featuring children as young as infants being abused. Quirk said these types of crimes target the most vulnerable members of society and are a serious violation of a child’s dignity.

She said people who access and possess this material create the market for children to be abused, and those children are revictimized every time someone views their abuse. “Mr. Williams did participate in the abuse of countless children,” the prosecutor said. Defence lawyer Matthew Habermacher told the court the offender pleaded guilty extremely early, just weeks after being charged.

He said Williams had a difficult, unstable upbringing, has worked inconsistently and used drugs such as meth leading up to his December 2024 arrest. Along with the three years in prison, Williams was also ordered to register as a sex offender for the next 20 years. The judge also placed him on a 20-year order banning him from attending places where people under the age of 16 are found, like parks, playgrounds, pools, schools and other locations.

He can’t work or volunteer with young people and can’t be in their presence unless accompanied by a responsible adult who’s aware of the order. Williams will also not be allowed to use the internet for the next 20 years unless it’s for the purpose of work, school, banking or other government interactions, such as with Service New Brunswick.