A 26 year old man is in custody in Franklin County [Pennsylvania] Prison after allegedly uploading and sharing at least 135 videos and pictures of child pornography.
Brice Patric Ryschon Williams of Chambersburg is charged with 25 counts of felony class 2 child pornography and 18 counts of criminal use of a communications facility. His bail was set to $100,000, which he was unable to post.
The investigation into child pornography uploaded to the Dropbox web platform started in May of 2020 when the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children submitted a tip to the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General’s Child Predator Section.
That tip from the 18th of May reported that 76 sexually explicit child pornography files were uploaded to Dropbox around May 2, 2020.
The email address associated with the account was listed belonging to Anastasia Diamond, or Ana D. [Anastasia Diamond turns out to the Williams’ stage name while performing in drag. – HH]
“Who could possibly have seen this coming” … Gen Z Conservative
Inspection of the files determined that at least 49 of the 76 files appear to depict children under the age of 18 performing sexual acts …
Update: Brice Williams is also a board member of the Franklin County Coalition for Progress, serves on the Pride Franklin County Committee, and the United Way of Chambersburg’s Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity Committee.
He has been a prominent advocate for LGBTQ rights especially in Chambersburg, championing the LGBTQ Non-discrimination ordinance push in 2021, given a FAB Rising Star Award 2020 by the the LGBT Center of Central PA, is or was recently an HIV medical case manager at Keystone Health Center in Chambersburg, and currently works for GLO Harrisburg, a center that offers a “safe space” for LGBTQ+ youth of color.
Williams is also a licensed social worker with a Masters Degree in Social Work from Shippensburg University.
Brice left his position at Keystone Health Center in Chambersburg in July of 2021. He had been an HIV medical case manager with this organization.
United Way of Franklin County reached out and made following statement:
“Williams attended two virtual meetings of United Way of Franklin County’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee in summer of 2020 and is not actively involved in the organization.”
A WITF.org biography of Williams lists him as board member of the Chambersburg Area School District Foundation and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee.