Former Rock Hill assistant principal goes to jail for having a sexual relationship with a student

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On Monday, a York County judge sentenced former Northwestern High School assistant principal Kenneth Williams to 18 months in jail for having a sexual relationship with a student.

Williams pleaded guilty to assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature, sexual battery with a student, and disseminating obscene material. He will also have to register as a sex offender.

This concludes a case that started seven years ago when Kinsleigh Long was just 15 years old. WCNC Charlotte normally doesn’t identify victims of sexual abuse, but in this case, the victim wanted to speak out and share her story.

“Knowing that he was free for the past six years, I didn't want to travel, I didn’t want to be out in the city or anything like that,” Long, who shared she suffered from depression and suicidal thoughts since the abuse occurred, said.

In court, prosecutors said Long met Williams when she was a freshman at Rock Hill High School and Williams was her P.E. teacher. It began with Williams dating Long’s mother and presenting himself as a father figure to the girl.

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