A Rhode Island man was sentenced to more than two centuries in prison for molesting a newborn infant and producing child pornography involving multiple prepubescent children which he uploaded to the internet.
When Judge John McConnell handed Thomas Goodman his sentence, Goodman fell onto a table in the Providence, Rhode Island, courtroom. The 45-year-old came to a few minutes later as Judge McConnell stated that the only way he could ensure that Goodman wouldn’t commit any more depravities was to lock him up for life.
According to the Providence Journal, Goodman was guilty of eight counts of sexually exploiting children, including a three-week-old girl, and one count of possessing sadistic and masochistic child pornography.
The judge’s sentence was 260 years longer than what the prosecutors had requested. He sentenced Goodman to eight 30-year sentences and one 20-year sentence, to be served consecutively.
McConnell said “the level of depravity is beyond comprehension,” describing how Goodman “spent six years sexually abusing two young girls when they were 6 years to 12 years old.”
Goodman’s attorney asked for a more lenient sentence, saying Goodman had been molested as a child by a trusted teacher. The judge did address that tragic part of Goodman’s past.
“It is clear to me that as a result of you being victimized you went out and victimized,” McConnell said, but he also noted it was important to him to protect the public.
Goodman was caught after his employer confiscated his cellphone for violating policy by using it on company property leading to the discovery of child porn. At the time, Goodman worked for submarine maker Electric Boat.
More details of Goodman’s heinous crimes from the ‘AWM’ report:
Goodman’s crimes were heinous and unthinkable – and they were all caught on video. Goodman recorded videos of himself abusing the newborn baby when she was just three weeks old. He continued the sex crimes until the child was eighteen-months-old. In addition to attacking the newborn baby girl, Goodman also had videos of himself abusing two other girls, ages six and twelve.
Prosecutor Lee Vilker recommended Judge McConnel lock up Goodman for 100 years. However, McConnell went above and beyond their recommendation, ultimately sentencing Goodman to eight 30-year sentences and one 20-year sentence that would be served one after the other for a total of 160 years behind bars for his crimes against innocent children.
Police investigators quickly found that Goodman had accumulated a large collection of child porn. After obtaining a search warrant, they conducted a raid of Goodman’s property and found that he was in possession of 7,800 child abuse images and 370 videos.
Of his vast collection of child pornography, Goodman had 135 photos and 62 videos featuring prepubescent children. These victims were filmed by Goodman from September 2007 to February 2018.
Sources: AWM, Providence Journal
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