The trial continues Tuesday for a Seminole County man who is accused of constructing an elaborate plan to rape and murder a young girl and her family.

Shawn Thomas, of Longwood, was arrested in June 2014. According to Florida Department of Law Enforcement investigators, Thomas was working under the guise of producing a film or TV show and promised the parents of a young girl that he would get their child into a movie.

According to investigators, Thomas planned to kill the parents with a knife and rape and murder the child. He also planned to film the rape and produce a DVD to sell.

Some of Thomas' former roommates took the stand Tuesday and talked about when Thomas was arrested a year ago. Much of the focus early in the trial is on the child pornography Florida Department of Law Enforcement agents said they found on Thomas' computer.

Two of Thomas' friends took the stand Tuesday morning. They were living with Thomas in a Longwood home in June 2014.

According to investigators, Thomas was scouting young girls through modeling agencies and Craigslist. One of Thomas' former roommates said she had access to Thomas' laptop.

Kristina Baker said she used Thomas' laptop about three times, but she didn't use it while he wasn't home. She also testified that she never downloaded images to the laptop.

Thomas' attorneys are trying to prove a reasonable doubt by showing several people living with Thomas had access to his laptop and that it can't be proven that he was the one who downloaded the child porn.

Thomas is facing 26 charges, including attempted murder, attempted rape of a young child and possession of child porn.

After being arrested, Thomas told investigators: "I don't want to go through life not doing it at least once. ... But I know doing it at least once makes it much, much easier to do again."

Investigators said Thomas had a bag with a knife, camera, tripod, plastic sheets and lubricant at the time of his arrest. They also say he would find young girls through modeling agencies and Craigslist.

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