Alaina Ny’sha Thomas, 24, of Florence, has pleaded guilty to producing child sexual abuse material.*
Evidence obtained in the investigation revealed that in June 2024, FBI agents located child sexual abuse material on a private forum on the dark web, including two videos of an adult woman engaged in sexual intercourse with a minor. Investigators identified the woman as Thomas and learned that she recorded the videos around January 2020. She subsequently sent the videos to an unknown individual online.
Thomas faces a maximum penalty of 30 years in federal prison. She also faces a fine of up to $250,000, restitution, and supervision of up to life to follow the term of imprisonment. United States District Judge Joseph Dawson, III accepted the guilty plea and will sentence Thomas after receiving and reviewing a sentencing report prepared by the U.S. Probation Office.
This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. Led by U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and CEOS, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to better locate, apprehend and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the Internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit Justice.gov/PSC.
This case was investigated by the FBI Columbia Field Office and the Florence County Sheriff’s Office. Assistant U.S. Attorney Lauren Hummel is prosecuting the case.
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Thomas Hyslip lives in Tega Cay with his wife and daughter. After 27 years in the U.S. Army and Federal Law Enforcement, he retired to pursue his passion for teaching. Tom is now an Assistant Professor of Instruction at the University of South Florida. In 2 short years he has won 10 awards from the South Carolina Press Association, including first place in column writing, education beat reporting and best podcast.
