SPRINGFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM) -- A jury has found a former Agawam man guilty of child rape and other charges.

Lauren LeBel, spokesperson for the Hampden District Attorney’s Office, said 65-year-old William Parker has been convicted on three counts of aggravated rape of child, four counts of indecent assault and battery on a person under 14 years, one count of posing a child in a state of nudity, and dissemination of matter harmful to minors.

Authorities said that Parker reportedly sexually abused the victim on several occasions while the victim was between seven and 11 years old, took a photo of them without clothes, and showed them pornographic videos.

The victim reported the incidents several years later to a friend and Agawam Police. An investigation led to an indictment against Parker handed up by a Hampden Superior Court grand jury on November 13, 2023. He was initially arraigned on the charges on December 7, 2023.

Following a three-day trial, which resulted in the jury reaching guilty verdicts against Parker, the victim submitted a victim impact statement to the court detailing the effect the crime has had on their life. “I thank our great team, especially [Assistant District Attorney] Amy Wilson, for their hard work and unrelenting spirit in fighting for child victims. I also commend the victim for their extraordinary courage in coming forward and speaking about how these crimes affected their life. Their voice was heard, and their bravery played a critical role in securing justice,” said Hampden District Attorney Anthony Gulluni in a statement.

Prosecutors asked that Parker be sentenced to 16 to 18 years to state prison and three years’ probation after incarceration with conditions, while Parker’s defense attorney requested the mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years to state prison. Ultimately, the judge sentenced Parker to 12 to 14 years in state prison for the three counts of aggravated rape of a child, 10 to 12 years concurrently for one count of photographing or posing a child in state of nudity, and three years’ probation for remaining counts.

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