{"id":1542075,"date":"2022-07-06T18:49:08","date_gmt":"2022-07-06T22:49:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1542075"},"modified":"2022-07-06T18:49:17","modified_gmt":"2022-07-06T22:49:17","slug":"award-winning-drag-queen-lgbtq-youth-adviser-charged-with-25-counts-of-child-pornography","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/award-winning-drag-queen-lgbtq-youth-adviser-charged-with-25-counts-of-child-pornography\/","title":{"rendered":"Award-Winning Drag Queen, LGBTQ Youth Adviser Charged With 25 Counts Of Child Pornography"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Faward-winning-drag-queen-lgbtq-youth-adviser-charged-with-25-counts-of-child-pornography%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1542075&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A drag queen performer and \u201cLGBTQ+\u201d youth adviser has been <a href=\"https:\/\/ujsportal.pacourts.us\/Report\/MdjDocketSheet?docketNumber=MJ-39304-CR-0000129-2022&#038;dnh=Iyp6fvm083vnDaNHnw3YMQ%3D%3D\">charged<\/a> with 25 counts of child pornography, allegedly in possession of dozens of photos and videos of nude underaged boys, sometimes performing oral sex.<\/p>\n<p>Brice Williams, who uses the drag name Anastasia Diamond, allegedly downloaded 49 photos and 25 videos of child pornography between May and December 2020, according to the Pennsylvania Attorney General\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n<p>Court documents say the sexually-explicit images \u201cshowed genitalia and boys performing oral sex\u201d and were connected to Williams\u2019 email address and phone number, FOX 43 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox43.com\/article\/news\/crime\/central-pa-drag-queen-harrisburg-chambersburg-anastasia-diamond\/521-6f0177c5-82e1-4ad9-8d2a-09ab36d31bc3\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>PennLive\/The Patriot-News, a news source serving Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pennlive.com\/news\/2021\/07\/community-organizer-drag-queen-sets-the-stage-for-black-queer-pride-activism-and-representation-in-central-pa.html\">gushed<\/a> over the now-charged drag queen last year for being a local activist who spreads \u201cpride\u201d all year long.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWilliams, who uses both masculine and feminine pronouns, is HIV medical case manager at Keystone Health Center in Chambersburg, but this month will join GLO Harrisburg, a center that offers a \u2018safe space\u2019 for LGBTQ+ youth of color. There, he\u2019ll continue HIV\/AIDS prevention and awareness work, while working with LGBTQ+ youth,\u201d the outlet reported, adding that Williams was \u201cliving life with pride, and encouraging others to do the same, happens 365 days a year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The \u201csafe space\u201d LGBTQ+ youth program, which opened in November 2019, offers a \u201cteen clinic\u201d once a week \u201cfor ages 14 to 21, regardless of gender or sexual identity,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pennlive.com\/news\/2021\/03\/glo-harrisburg-offers-safe-haven-for-lgbtq-youth-of-color-in-central-pa.html\">according<\/a> to PennLive\/The Patriot-News.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, Williams was reportedly awarded the 2020 Rising Star Award from the LGBTQ Center of Central Pa. for his activism, FOX 43 noted.<\/p>\n<p>Popular Twitter account Libs of TikTok posted an apparent screenshot from Williams\u2019 social media last month. Williams describes himself as \u201cBlack,\u201d a \u201cQueer American,\u201d and a \u201cHuman Rights advocate.\u201d The profile adds that he is a \u201cGenderqueer Social Worker &#038; Drag Queen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Libs of TikTok also included video of Williams performing in drag for what appears to be children.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Here\u2019s a video of Brice Williams, the drag queen who was charged with 25 counts of child pornography, performing for children. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sbJQjs7VDs\">pic.twitter.com\/sbJQjs7VDs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/libsoftiktok\/status\/1540189095741100032?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 24, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"JGTYIWNXP5HA3BBQYJLZFROAAY\" class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\">A statement from UPMC, affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh and the GLO program, released a statement that said Williams had been fired.<\/p>\n<p id=\"5I3BNQVW7BCKJKRJOIMJZIT2MM\" class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\">\u201cUPMC\u2019s immediate concern is the health and well-being of our participants who utilize the services provided at GLO,\u201d UPMC <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pennlive.com\/news\/2022\/06\/central-pa-youth-counselor-fired-after-child-pornography-charges.html\">said<\/a>. \u201cUpon notification of the circumstances surrounding the case, the individual was terminated.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\">\u201cWe are fully cooperating with authorities throughout the investigation,\u201d the statement added. \u201cWe have no reason to believe that this individual was at any point alone on the GLO premises with a participant without other staff members present.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Franklin County Coalition for Progress responded by condemning \u201call forms of child abuse and exploitation\u201d and emphasizing its support for \u201cdue process.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt has come to our attention that Brice Williams has been criminally charged by the Franklin County District Attorney,\u201d the coalition <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/FCCforProgress\/posts\/158988609987777\">said<\/a> in a statement via Facebook. \u201cThe Franklin County Coalition for Progress board of directors has removed Williams from its board and all programming. (Pride Franklin County is a program of FCCP.) The board supports every person\u2019s right to due process. The board strongly condemns all forms of child abuse and exploitation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theblaze.com\/shows\/relatable\/drag-queen-child-porn\">H\/t<\/a> The Blaze\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/mayor-announces-cancelation-of-drag-queen-story-hour-after-community-backlash-ensure-that-all-voices-are-represented\">Mayor Announces Cancelation Of \u2018Drag Queen Story Hour\u2019 After Community Backlash: \u2018Ensure That All Voices\u2019 \u2018Are\u00a0Represented\u2019<\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A drag queen performer and \u201cLGBTQ+\u201d youth adviser has been charged with 25 counts of child pornography, allegedly in possession of dozens of photos and videos of nude underaged boys, sometimes performing oral sex. Brice Williams, who uses the drag name Anastasia Diamond, allegedly downloaded 49 photos and 25 videos of child pornography between May &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":64,"featured_media":1542123,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1542075","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1542075","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/64"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1542075"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1542075\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1542123"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1542075"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1542075"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1542075"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}