A Williamsburg man was sentenced Friday to six years in prison for travelling to North Carolina to sexually abuse a child, and receiving child pornography from a child in Nebraska.
According to court documents, Derek Thomas, 26, met “Jane Doe No. 1” online and began a relationship during the summer of 2018 when she was 14 years old.
During the summer, both Jane Doe No. 1 and Thomas sent nude images of themselves to one another over social media platforms.
Eventually, Thomas travelled to North Carolina “to engage in sexual activities with the child,” according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia.
Also, during the summer of 2018, he met Jane Doe No. 2 on-line. They sent nude images of themselves to one another. Thomas knew the age of each victim before the crimes, federal prosecutors said.