Crime & Safety
South Nashville Man Arrested For Rape Of 7-Year-Old
A 30-year-old Nashville man is charged with raping a 7-year-old girl.
NASHVILLE, TN -- A 30-year-old Nashville man allegedly forced a 7-year-old girl to perform oral sex on him, according to Metro Police.
A witness told Metro Police that they walked into the bathroom at a South Nashville apartment May 3 and saw Lemy Williams, the witness's mother's boyfriend, pulling up his pants with the 7-year-old girl nearby.
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Detectives said there were three children, including the victim, in the apartment with Williams at the time. Williams ran from the apartment after was caught, police said. The victim told investigators that Williams tried to force her to perform oral sex.
Williams was arrested May 31.
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