Child Molester Could Serve Rest of Life in Jail

Fairless Hills resident Paul Williamson may spend the rest of his life in jail. The convicted sexual predator was sentenced to 20 to 40 years in jail on Tuesday.

The 64-year-old man previously plead guilty to charges related to inappropriate touching of a 9-year-old. The Doylestown Intelligencer reported Tuesday’s sentencing was part of a negotiated deal.

Williamson began his inappropriate contact with the boy in late 2012 after his mother moved to the Fairless Hills neighborhood where he lived.

Williamson told Falls Township police his contact with the boy began “innocently” he then realized the more time he spent with the boy there was potential for something “sexual happening,” according to court papers

The 64-year-old man said some of his contact involved poking, tickling, play fighting, putting his arm around the boy and rubbing his leg, police said. Williamson added that he saw the boy’s genitals while he wore low hanging and sagging shorts, according to authorities.

When Williamson became aroused, he “would get up and stop, go do the dishes or mow the lawn,” according to court papers.

The boy’s mother told police she often let her young son do chores for Williamson, and the boy would go to the man’s trailer multiple time a day. On one occasion, the mother said Williamson watched her son for four hours while she was at work, police said.

Williamson also bought the boy several gifts, police said.

The father of the boy, who lives in Philadelphia and splits custody with the mother, said he noticed Williamson sent his 9-year-old son text messages that were “concerning,” according to court documents. Police said the boy’s father said the text messages often contained a combination of letters, numbers and symbols to create a response.

According to police, Williamson told an investigators that upon his release from prison he took part in therapy for sex offenders and continued the treatment past his parole date in 2002. Williamson is quoted in court papers as saying the treatment was “extremely beneficial” but became too costly to keep up with.

The 64-year-old said he wished he would have kept going to the therapy because he was still attracted to underaged boys, police said.

Williamson told police he had a daily regimen to “dispel any urges throughout the day.” His routine involved watching pornography and masturbating inside his mobile home. Police said the 63-year-old said he had mostly watched pornography featuring adult stars, however, he did have some featuring “naked kids swimming and stuff.”

Police arrested Williamson last year.