(Texas Scorecard) – An East Texas teacher arrested earlier this year for bestiality and possessing child pornography is facing a new charge of sexually touching a child.
Hillary Danielle Williams, 34, was arrested Tuesday and charged with indecency with a child by sexual contact, a second-degree felony punishable by 2 to 20 years in prison.
Williams is accused of touching a young child inappropriately on February 19. The child made an outcry about the contact in April and also told police Williams was practicing witchcraft.
Williams was teaching in Wells Independent School District at the time of the alleged incident but had been allowed to resign on February 24 following her earlier arrest.
The teacher was previously arrested on February 22 and charged with bestiality and possession with intent to promote child pornography, both felonies.
Authorities alleged Williams and her boyfriend had sexually explicit images of an elementary school-age child and video of Williams performing a sexual act on a male dog on their phones. The couple claimed they had been victims of childhood sexual abuse.
Williams was released from jail on bonds totaling $350,000.
An Angelina County grand jury indicted Williams on both counts in April.
On June 5, Angelina County Sheriff’s Office investigators obtained a warrant for Williams’ arrest on the new charge.
She was taken into custody again on June 10 and booked into the Angelina County Jail, where she is being held on a $200,000 bond.
Williams taught junior high and high school math in Wells ISD from 2024 until her February arrest and resignation. She has held a Texas teaching certificate since 2015.
State records show Williams’ current certificate is under review by the Texas Education Agency.
Williams is among hundreds of Texas teachers and school employees accused of sex crimes involving children in just the past few years.