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Man Sentenced To 885 Years In Prison For Child Porn

SANFORD (CBSMiami/AP) — A Central Florida was sentenced to hundreds of years in prison for possession of massive amounts of child pornography.

A Florida Department of Law Enforcement investigation in Shawn Ryan Thomas, 31, for possession of child porn led to an even more disturbing discovery. Thomas told an informant about his plans to lure 9-year-old girl to a vacant home, kill the child's family members and then videotape himself raping her.

Thomas told the family he was a student making an independent film. The grandfather entered the house near Orlando, leaving the girl and his son-in-law in the car. He became suspicious and left before anything could happen, according to the FDLE.

Thomas was arrested and convicted last July.

Seminole County Circuit Judge Marlene Alva, Circuit Judge in Seminole County, sentenced Thomas to 885 years in prison on 59 counts of possession of child pornography, 15 years for each count, and 15 years of sex offender probation for one count of possession of child pornography.

Thomas also faces trial on attempted murder and attempted rape charges.

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