JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jury selection was set to begin Monday for Wayne Williams, a former Duval County Public Schools janitor accused of 11 counts of sex crimes with a child.
Instead, Williams entered a plea of guilty to a charge of lewd and lascivious molestation and prosecutors dropped the remaining counts against him.
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Judge London Kite sentenced Williams to 51 months in the Florida State Prison system. He was given credit for 265 days served.
He will also have to complete a sex offender program when he is out of prison.
This is a developing story.
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