PULASKI, Va. – A Virginia man whose 5-year-old son who was found dead in a septic tank will be sentenced on two counts of child abuse and neglect.
Media outlets report that 32-year-old Paul Thomas entered an Alford plea, which means he does not admit guilt but acknowledges sufficient evidence for a conviction. Sentencing was set for later Wednesday in Pulaski County Circuit Court.
Noah Thomas and his infant sister were left alone while their mother, 31-year-old Ashley White, drove their father to work last March. White says Noah disappeared after she returned home and took a nap. The boy's body was found four days later in a septic tank near his Dublin home.
White was convicted last month of three counts of abuse and neglect. She will be sentenced May 16.
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