Sad but true.
Fr. James Jackson, FSSP Pleads Guilty to Child Porn
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (https://www.churchmilitant.com/) - A traditionalist priest is pleading guilty to possession of child porn.
On June 8, in the U.S. District Court of Rhode Island, Fr. James Jackson, a member of the traditionalist Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter (FSSP), pled guilty to receipt of child pornography. This came during a hearing before Judge William Smith, where Jackson changed his initial plea of not guilty, entered Dec. 21, 2021, to guilty.
He faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison, with a mandatory minimum of five years, a fine of $250,000 and supervised release of five years to life, among other things.
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