![Jeffrey Lee Thomas [Image courtesy: Megan's Law website]](https://theavtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Jeffrey-Thomas-guilty-2.jpg)
A jury deliberated for about three hours before finding 52-year-old Jeffrey Lee Thomas guilty Thursday of two counts of committing a lewd act upon a child under the age of 14 and one count of continuous lewd acts upon a child under the age of 14, according to Deputy District Attorney Scott A. Yang. The jury also found true the special circumstance of multiple victims.
The conviction stems from molestations that occurred about five years ago in Palmdale and Lake Los Angeles, according to the prosecutor.
In 2010, Thomas befriended the mother of an 8-year-old girl and was invited into the family’s Antelope Valley home. Weeks later, Thomas began fondling the young girl, and the molestation continued several times per week over the course of three years, Yang stated.
Thomas also molested the victim’s older half-sister, who was about 12 or 13 when the molestation began, according to the prosecutor. “This criminal act occurred with almost the same frequency as the first victim,” Yang stated.
Thomas was arrested in June of 2014, and the case against him was filed about a month later, according to court records.
There was no physical evidence against Thomas, only the testimony of the victims.
“They courageously testified against him and helped me convict the defendant of all counts,” Yang stated. “Justice was served.”
During the course of the trial, the prosecutor also presented evidence that Thomas committed similar crimes 15 years ago against an unrelated victim.
Thomas is a lifetime registered sex offender who was convicted in 2002 of two counts of lewd acts upon a child and one count of forcible lewd act upon a child.
Thomas is scheduled to be sentenced Sept. 21 at the Antelope Valley courthouse in Lancaster. He now faces up to 150 years to life in state prison.
–
Drake says
The man in the picture is Jeffrey Thomas. He is a Christian, and a man with a big heart. I spent 10 months in the same jail dorm as him and have got to know him well. He is a better man than a lot of people I know, and had my back when nobody else did. It saddens me to see you people write things about a man you don’t know. He’s currently serving 270 years. He deserves another chance at life out here with us. I pray you people never have to see or experience what I have going through the system.
Serty says
Just imagine if you were a little girl? I wonder if you’d have enjoyed your stay with him so much?
Jordan says
Truth is he would get less time if he had murdered someone. What is wrong with that picture???
John says
A child molester in the AV! Wow,,, how unusual.
Friend 1 says
Surprised he’s not from Palmdale. Maybe he is and he’s just being incarcerated through Lancaster. Palmdale has a lot of these types. Gadzooka!
Pervs says
Lancaster has more sex offenders. The number goes up every time Pastor Paul’s brother visits.
Tony says
He is been sent to a cage full of lyons, it will be matter of time when he will get killed, even if he is on a protective custody.
Cali Palmdale says
Tony yes he will go not to a cage of Lions but with a bunch of other criminals convicted of other crimes but like I said criminals lets not get to happy about that they might be killers and so on>>>> So they all shouldn’t get to live a free life with no bills no rent free housing free meals and then again we hard working people busting our A== to support them I say Kill them all and finish with the problem just like some countries do it and I bet we will see a big decline in criminal activity .
Tony says
Im 100% with you, we need to start giving this animals the death penalty ASAP!
Drake says
Much like Daniel. Yes he is a man of a deep Christian faith. Do you know him personally or have you just heard about his walk with God?
RANDYLXIX says
They are hardwired in the head wrong, so yes they will never change. This is one time we should do what other country do , kill them all . . .
Mike C says
I wish I could be there when the inmates beat this guy down. What a pretty site that would be. Being a part of it would be even better.
Billy says
Its a waste of tax money to keep him in jail he is guilty kill em ..
Cali Palmdale says
And why do we keep feeding these criminals free life no bill no worries they will never change
Tim Scott says
I doubt that you will either, and yet you are allowed to live.
Truther x says
Right! I mean this guy is a Christian. Tim is on your side and you’ve got a lot of others fighting for you out here.
Tim Scott says
Do you think making up a new screen name every time you yammer about me is going to make people think you are a crowd?
Truths x says
I’m not sure what happened? I just wanted to say that Jeff deserves a second chance and thought you were agreeing about that? Why else would you attack Cali? If I’m mistaken then I apologize, but I do hope that you can agree that Jeff has gotten a pretty unfair sentence.
Tim Scott says
Because I disagree with Cali on the whole “death to all criminals” bit that he is ALWAYS leaping to. He is just a bloodthirsty zombie that wants chunks of flesh, and I called him on it. I really have no opinion on the 270 year sentence.
Sorry for misunderstanding you. I have a couple regular fans that make up a new screen name and say “Tim supports criminals” out of the blue on a regular basis.