LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) – A former Nebraska police officer accused of having sex with an underage girl has been convicted of sexual assault during his third trial.
Prosecutors say 54-year-old Larry Williams was found guilty Wednesday in Buffalo County District Court of first-degree sexual assault of a child and five counts of first-degree sexual assault.
The first-degree sexual assault charge carries up to 50 years in prison. Sentencing is set for Sept. 9.
Prosecutors say Williams was sexually involved with the girl between 2001 and 2003, beginning when she was 14.
The crimes occurred while Williams was a Ravenna police officer. He resigned from the department in 2005.
Williams also was tried in 2007 and earlier this year, but both trials ended in hung juries.
