{"id":396101,"date":"2026-09-10T18:54:08","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T18:54:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/396101\/"},"modified":"2026-09-10T18:54:08","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T18:54:08","slug":"ex-miami-youth-basketball-coach-sentenced-after-soliciting-sexually-explicit-images-of-boy-exposing-himself-to-second-victim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/396101\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Miami youth basketball coach sentenced after soliciting sexually explicit images of boy, exposing himself to second victim"},"content":{"rendered":"

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. \u2014 A former youth basketball coach in Miami pleaded guilty Thursday in connection to two cases in Miami-Dade County involving children.<\/p>\n

Charles Akim Williams was sentenced to nearly six \u00bd years in prison followed by 10 months of probation. A Miami-Dade County judge also ordered that he stay away from the victims.<\/p>\n

In addition to pleading guilty to the 2025 cases, he also pleaded guilty to violating probation on a 2021 battery conviction. The battery charge was initially accompanied by lewd and lascivious charges that were later dropped.<\/p>\n

Police confirmed that Williams had an open case in 2021 out of Miami-Dade County in which he was accused of molesting a 6-year-old boy. <\/p>\n

The mother of one of the victims from the 2025 crimes addressed the court via Zoom Thursday, saying that she hopes Williams \u201cgets what he deserves.\u201d<\/p>\n

In August 2025<\/a>, Williams, then 27, was arrested on two counts of seducing or luring a child to engage in sexual conduct and one count of sexual performance by a child. <\/p>\n

Authorities said the arrest followed an investigation in which a search warrant was obtained for Williams\u2019 cellphone.<\/p>\n

A forensic exam revealed a text conversation with a 13-year-old boy that included an image of the victim that was taken during a FaceTime call with Williams while the victim was showering on Feb. 20, 2025, according to an arrest report.<\/p>\n

During a forensic interview at Kristi House, a children\u2019s advocacy center, the victim told police that he had been texting with Williams for a couple of weeks, the report stated.<\/p>\n

He told investigators that Williams, his former basketball coach, invited him to his home to play video games multiple times, but he declined, according to investigators.<\/p>\n

Police said the victim also said Williams asked him on two occasions to send pictures of his private area, which he refused.<\/p>\n

The victim said that while he was showering, he received a FaceTime call from his 13-year-old friend and Williams on Feb. 20, 2025, according to the report.<\/p>\n

Police said the victim got out of the shower to pick up his phone that was on a dresser and returned to the shower, exposing himself to the camera.<\/p>\n

He later learned his friend had taken a screenshot and sent it to Williams via text message, the report stated.<\/p>\n

On Aug. 8, 2025, authorities said the victim identified the photo that showed his genitals while he was in the shower.<\/p>\n

Local 10 reported on Williams back in February 2025 after he was arrested on accusations that he exposed himself to a victim on a FaceTime call<\/a> and sent the victim a pornographic video of a man and woman having anal sex, asking the victim if he thought he could do that.<\/p>\n

That victim told police that he got scared and hung up the phone when Williams exposed himself to him, according to authorities.<\/p>\n

The boy said he had met Williams a couple of weeks prior to the incident through a 14-year-old friend at the Gibson Community Center.<\/p>\n

In that earlier case, he was charged with lewd and lascivious exhibition on a child under 16, lewd and lascivious conduct on a child under 16, electronic transmission harmful to minors in state, promoting sexual performance by a child and tampering with an informant.<\/p>\n

Local 10 News photojournalist Tim McFarland contributed to this report. <\/p>\n

\ud83c\udfe0 News From Your Neighborhood<\/p>\n

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