ACCOMACK COUNTY, Va. (WAVY) — A 20-year-old man was arrested at a public library on the Eastern Shore and charged with sex offenses involving a young girl.

On Friday, the Accomack County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a sex offense at the Eastern Shore Public Library in Parksley at approximately 3 p.m.

Matthew Thomas (Courtesy: Accomack County Sheriff’s Office)

Upon arrival, deputies encountered a man who advised he was there to meet a female juvenile whom he had sent explicit photos, according to Sheriff W. Todd Wessells.

The man, identified as Matthew Thomas of Parksley, was charged with the use of a computer to commit certain sex offenses with a minor. Additional charges may be pending.

Thomas was remanded to the Accomack County Jail with bond denied.

Anyone with information on this incident is asked to contact the Accomack County Sheriff’s Office at (757) 787-1131 or (757) 824-5666 or tips may be submitted through their website.

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