Following an investigation that began last summer, investigators with the Hall County
Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Unit have arrested a
Gainesville man on charges of sexual exploitation of children.
Joshua Michael Williams, 43, was taken into custody Wednesday at a location on Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard in Gainesville. Williams reports he is homeless.
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“According to the investigation, Williams, a convicted sex offender, visited HCSO
Headquarters on June 30, 2025, to meet with an investigator assigned to the agency’s Sex
Offender Registration and Tracking (SORT) Unit.
During that meeting, investigators determined Williams had violated terms of his probation. He later submitted his cellphone to investigators.
Williams’ cellphone was later processed and analyzed by ICAC investigators, who located three images of child sexual abuse material (CSAM).
As a result, Williams was charged with three felony counts of sexual exploitation of
children. He is being held in the Hall County Jail with no bond.”