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The 45-year-old man from Rhode Island convicted of several crimes fell unconscious in the courtroom after learning he would be jailed 260 years.

Thomas Goodman has been accused of molesting newborns and prepubescent children. He had physically abused two young girls for several years, filmed them and posted the videos on the internet.

The pedophile pleaded guilty to eight counts of production of child pornography and one count for possession of child pornography last October.

He fainted inside the Providence courtroom on March 22.

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The United States District Court Judge John J McConnell said, "The level of depravity is beyond comprehension. You spent six years sexually abusing two young girls when they were 6 years to 12 years old." Thomas molested six-year-old victims for six years, who are now 16.

Prosecutor Lee Vilker called it "by far the worst case" he had ever handled. When Thomas came back to his consciousness, McConnell read out his judgment including 30 years for sexually exploiting children and 20 years for child pornography.

Before being taken into jail, Thomas reportedly said, "I have no excuse for this."

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Rhode Island in a statement said, "While conducting a search of the phone, Electric Boat Security discovered a vast quantity of child pornography. The phone was turned over to a North Kingstown Police Department detective who confirmed that the phone contained child pornography."

The offense came to light after he was held using a phone on his company premises which were violating the policy. It then led to a review of its contents. He worked at Electric Boat, a submarine manufacturer.

Along with 260 years in federal prison, as per the Justice for Victims Trafficking Act, Goodman has to pay a fine of USD 5,000 on each of the nine counts he pleaded guilty.

By Sowmya Sangam