Fourth person convicted in Child Trafficking Case in Houston County

WARNER ROBINS — Demaria Williams, 36, of Byron has pleaded guilty to his involvement in the trafficking and exploitation of a 13-year-old female in Houston County, according to Attorney General Chris Carr.

Williams was charged with one count of statutory rape and one count of pandering of a person under the age of 18. He was sentenced to 25 years, with the first eight years to be served in prison. He will also be required to register as a sex offender, according to a press release. 

The Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit initiated an investigation after the victim disclosed that she was sold for sex in Warner Robins. 

Three individuals were subsequently indicted in December 2024: Emma Lee-Garcia, Noe Borromeo Hernandez and Brian Tequan Smith. 

The press release says Williams is the fourth and final defendant to be convicted in this case. Hernandez is an illegal immigrant who resided in Kathleen and purchased the child for sex. 

He was convicted with the following charges in August 2025: 

• One count of Trafficking of Persons for Sexual Servitude
• Two counts of Child Molestation
• One count of Statutory Rape

Hernandez was sentenced to 25 years, with the first 10 to be served in prison. He currently has an ICE detainer and is expected to be deported following the completion of his prison sentence.

Garcia posted online advertisements selling the child for sex, harbored the child in a motel in Houston County for the purpose of commercial sex, and benefitted financially from the sale of the child. 

She was charged with five counts of Trafficking of Persons for Sexual Servitude in May 2025. Garcia was sentenced to 40 years, with the first 18 years to be served in prison and the remainder on strict probation. She is also required to register as a sex offender. 

Smith molested the child, introduced the child to Garcia and later solicited the child for sexual servitude. He was convicted in October 2025 with the following charges: 

• Two counts of Trafficking of Persons for Sexual Servitude
• One count of Aggravated Child Molestation
• One count of Statutory Rape

Smith was sentenced to 25 years, with the first five years to be served in prison and the remainder on strict probation. He is required to register as a sex offender. 

In continuing with the investigation of the case, Chief Human Trafficking Investigator Bryan Kimbell was able to identify that Williams also participated in the trafficking of the child. 

The press release says Williams responded to online ads posted of the child by Garcia and traveled to a hotel where Garcia harbored the child for sex. 

This case was investigated by Kimbell and prosecuted by Assistant Attorney General Maggie Meetze. Both served in Carr’s Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit, which recently expanded to include a new regional office in Macon. 

Carr provided comments on the case:

“Four predators are off our streets and behind bars thanks to the dedicated work of our Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit,” said Carr. “Once we start an investigation, we won’t rest until every victim is safe and every trafficker is brought to justice. This is exactly why we established a regional office in Macon, and we’re fighting each day to combat human trafficking in our state.”