Williams' crimes outlined in lurid detail
A shocked courtroom listened in disbelief Monday as disturbing details of the odious crimes of Russell Williams were read after the disgraced colonel pleaded guilty to more than 80 charges, including two of first degree murder.
The Belleville, Ont. court heard that Williams' first crimes were burglary, where he would steal women's lingere, which he would often take photographs of himself wearing. Court also heard he would take photographs of himself wearing the underwear or clothing of young girls. In many cases he masturbated inside the homes and took photos of his erect penis, all trophies catalogued on his home computer, court heard.
As the lawyer read an agreed statement of facts into the court, reporters were allowed to cover the proceedings live from smart phones, thus lurid detail after detail was outlined live on websites, including Twitter. Although images were not allowed to be transmitted, details of their contents were. Court heard that Williams took thousands of images of himself, in one example he wearing nothing but a the skirt of a 12-year-old girl.
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A shocked courtroom listened in disbelief Monday as disturbing details of the odious crimes of Russell Williams were read after the disgraced colonel pleaded guilty to more than 80 charges, including two of first degree murder.
The Belleville, Ont. court heard that Williams' first crimes were burglary, where he would steal women's lingere, which he would often take photographs of himself wearing. Court also heard he would take photographs of himself wearing the underwear or clothing of young girls. In many cases he masturbated inside the homes and took photos of his erect penis, all trophies catalogued on his home computer, court heard.
As the lawyer read an agreed statement of facts into the court, reporters were allowed to cover the proceedings live from smart phones, thus lurid detail after detail was outlined live on websites, including Twitter. Although images were not allowed to be transmitted, details of their contents were. Court heard that Williams took thousands of images of himself, in one example he wearing nothing but a the skirt of a 12-year-old girl.
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