A federal court judge sentenced Travis M. Williams, 34, of Norwich on Monday to 23 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release for photographing and video recording his repeated sexual abuse of a child.

According to court documents and statements made in court, on more than 100 occasions Williams engaged in sexual acts with a child who was approximately 9 years old.

According to a statement from Leonard Boyle, the U.S. attorney for the District of Connecticut, in July 2019, Williams used his iPhone to photograph himself sexually abusing the child, and then texted the photographs to a woman. On July 27, 2019, Williams filmed 10 videos depicting himself sexually abusing the child.

Investigators recovered numerous text messages between Williams and the woman. In some of them, Williams told the woman that he wanted to engage in sexual acts with her while the child watched, and that he wanted the child to take part in these sexual acts.

Williams has been held since his arrest on related state charges on Aug. 30, 2019. On Oct. 28, 2021, he pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of production of child pornography and one count of distribution of child pornography.

The state charges against Williams are pending. U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer in New Haven sentenced Williams on Monday.

This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Norwich police and state police. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Amanda Oakes and Neeraj Patel. Boyle thanked the New London State’s Attorney’s Office for its cooperation and assistance with the case.