UNION COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) -- A Union County man was sentenced Monday after videos in 2022 showed him performing sexual acts on a 9-year-old child.

60-year-old Mark Lucas Thomas pled guilty to criminal sexual conduct with a minor, 1st degree, on October 27 in Union County Court. Thomas was arrested in May 2022 after officials said disturbing videos were discovered on a child's tablet.

The case began when the Union County Sheriff's Office was alerted by a woman who found the videos on an Amazon tablet showing Thomas committing sexual acts on her 9-year-old granddaughter.

The videos, recorded in April 2022, were reportedly filmed by another minor.

Following the discovery of the videos, deputies obtained arrest and search warrants, leading to Thomas's arrest at his home in the Monarch comm

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