Georgia Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Transporting a Minor Across State Lines to Engaging in Sex Acts

Montgomery, AL – Today, Acting United States Attorney Kevin Davidson announced the sentencing of a man for transporting a young girl from Alabama to Georgia to commit an act of child sexual abuse. On May 7, 2025, a federal judge ordered that 28-year-old Darvin Jerrell Williams, from Douglasville, Georgia, serve 240 months in prison. The judge also ordered that Williams remain on supervised release for five years following his 20-year prison term and to register as a sex offender. Federal inmates are not eligible for parole.

According to his plea agreement and other court records, in December 2023, Williams established a relationship with a pre-teen girl in the Middle District of Alabama by communicating with her via text messages and a popular social media application. On multiple occasions, Williams communicated his desire to have a sexual relationship with her. Then, in January 2024, Williams traveled to Alabama to pick up the young girl and take her back to Georgia. The victim was reported missing the same day Williams picked her up and law enforcement immediately began searching for her. Law enforcement located the victim back in her hometown the next day.

In August of 2024, a federal grand jury indicted Williams for unlawfully transporting a minor across state lines and for coercion and enticement of a minor to engage in sexual activity. On January 29, 2025, Williams pleaded guilty to the charges.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Tallassee Police Department investigated this case, which Assistant United States Attorney Tara S. Ratz prosecuted.