SMITHVILLE, Mo. (KCTV) - A Smithville man will spend decades in prison after pleading guilty to sex crimes against a child.

A Clay County judge sentenced Thomas Tinoco Jr. to 50 years in prison for the first-degree statutory rape of a child under the age of 12. Tinoco was also sentenced to a decade in prison for third-degree child molestation involving a child under the age of 14.

Tinoco pleaded guilty to the crimes in July.

Law enforcement officials said their investigation revealed that the crimes occurred between Oct. 1 and Oct. 25, 2019. Charges were filed after Tinoco’s November 2019 arrest.

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