01/14/2015 - Registered Sex Offender arrested for Solicitation of a Minor

Earlier today, the Special Victims Unit of the Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office arrested a registered sex offender for Criminal Solicitation of a Minor. The suspect is William Tyler Thomas, 158 Glengary Ct., Lyman, SC, 29365. The victim’s mother filed a report with the Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office at the end of last month that suspect, a neighbor of hers, offered her juvenile son money in exchange for oral sex. The investigator referred the victim to the Children’s Advocacy Center for a forensic interview, and once victim gave a detailed and credible disclosure against suspect, the investigator presented her findings to a magistrate for a warrant. Suspect was arrested earlier today and brought to the office, where he confessed to the incident. The Special Victims Unit wanted to make the public aware of his arrest, since during the course of the investigation, it was alleged that suspect hangs out at the bus stop in the neighborhood. Suspect is a registered sex offender in the county for a conviction in Tennessee in 2013 for 2 counts of Rape of a Child.