I see a toilet lid in his (short) future.
Posted on 02/10/2017 2:10:34 PM PST by nickcarraway
A man, accused of raping multiple children in Bucks County, Pennsylvania faced a judge for the first time on Tuesday morning.
William Thomas, 58, issued a flat denial to the disturbing allegations during his preliminary hearing.
He appeared via video from prison.
Thomas was arrested late last week on child pornography charges, and five additional counts of child rape were filed on Monday.
In court, Thomas told Judge Jan Vislosky, "I'm scared to death, ma'am."
He said he "never inflicted any pain on a child, nor would I want to."
Thomas did not have an attorney, and the judge repeatedly advised him to contact the public defender's office, which has an office at the prison.
Thomas told her, "They are not going to help me here" and later said, "I need someone to believe I'm not the evil, disgusting person people make me out to be."
He went on to tell the judge, "They haven't let me sleep in days, weeks, whatever."
Thomas was a handyman at Midway Village Trailer Park on Bristol Pike, where he lived.
Investigators believe he's been assaulting children ranging in age from two to 10 for the last 40 years. Authorities released photos of Thomas going back more than 10 years in hopes of helping potential victims recognize him.
Police say they know of at least six victims, including a relative. Court papers show Thomas kept detailed notes about his victims and what he did to them.
Investigators seized more than 1,000 sexually explicit and nude photos of children from inside his trailer and more than 1,000 pairs of girl's underwear. The evidence they found took days to process.
"And these pairs of underwear were displayed almost throughout his mobile trailer home," said D.A. Matt Weintraub during a news conference on Monday.
District Attorney Matt Weintraub speaks about child rape case.
"This was a perverse shrine to his criminal conquests, and we are merely scratching the surface of those conquests today," Weintraub continued. "To be blunt about it, this is a real life boogeyman."
Investigators say Thomas was a "monumental" trophy collector, and the fear is there may be more victims.
This is just simply awful.
I hope this man repents.
I pray for God to help heal his victims and their families.
They will never be made whole.
This man should not ever be released back into society.
I see a toilet lid in his (short) future.
So he’s a victim, eh? Better get him some personal help. Very personal.
Some people just need killin’....................Slingblade.........
If true that pretty much demolishes his claims to have not committed acts against children.
Correct. Pedophilia is incurable.
Underpants gnome ?
Sickos like to relive their crimes.
Have we no millstones?
Are there no oceans?
Lol.
Those pics all look like mug-shots to me. Perhaps he’s not the innocent guy he’d like us all to believe. Hang the bastard.
Must have had lots of single mother girlfriends.
The photo of him in the red shirt looks disturbingly like Anthony Weiner. Not someone you would wish to resemble if you’re being charged with such offenses.
Note the words he used though - never inflicted pain. There is a distinction, in his mind.
I’d be all for letting him go.
From 20,000 feet somewhere over the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
Yes they do, and in this case that turns out to be a good thing.
some pedophiles believe there is good pedophile and bad pedophile. the truth is there is only a bottomless pit and the differentiating they are doing is only graduation of evil.
Just not true. A simple injection of 50grains of lead behind the ear is a medically proven cure.
Not all pain results from actions that leave visible marks that can be seen, as we both know.
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