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CT Woman Admits To Child Porn Possession: Has Previous Sexual Assault Conviction, Feds Say
A Connecticut woman who has already been convicted of sexually assaulting a minor faces at least a decade in prison after admitting to possessing child pornography, officials announced.
Former New London County resident Sheldon Thomson, age 35, who last resided in Norwich, pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography on Tuesday, Oct. 31, the US Attorney's Office for the District of Connecticut announced.
According to federal officials, Thomson, who now identifies as female, had been on probation following her 2007 conviction of first-degree sexual assault involvin…
'Special Kind Of Evil': Child Sex Trafficker Who Recruited CT Victims Gets 40 Years In Prison
A convicted sex trafficker will spend decades in prison for forcing underage girls into prostitution.
New York resident Christopher Thomas, age 40, of Colonie in Albany County, was sentenced to 40 years behind bars Monday, Oct. 30, in Albany federal court.
According to prosecutors, Thomas coerced numerous vulnerable children and young women, some as young as 16, to engage in sex work for his financial benefit between 2018 and 2020.
His crimes spanned New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Vermont.
In March 2023, following a 5-day trial, jurors convicted Thomas of 16 counts, including s…
