Las Vegas Sun

March 28, 2024

Juvenile files suit against Metro

Metro Police and a former juvenile division detective have been named in a lawsuit filed on behalf of a juvenile who claims he was molested by the officer.

The lawsuit, filed Friday by attorney Cal Potter, charges that between 1991-93 then-Detective Craig Williamson molested the boy "under the color of law" and gave the boy an unspecified "controlled substance."

Williamson pleaded guilty last year to a misdemeanor count of annoying a minor and was sentenced to 30 days in jail and a $1,000 fine.

At the time, he was a 29-year Metro veteran who spent part of that time in the juvenile sexual assault unit. The boy involved in the criminal case had been a sexual abuse victim whose attacker Williamson helped send to prison.

According to the legal action, the boy "suffered emotional harm, insecurity, self-revulsion, shame and humiliation."

The boy and his mother are seeking unspecified compensatory and punitive damages.

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