James Jackson is a priest at St. Mary’s Catholic Parish in Providence, Rhode Island. He is also a member of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter, a Catholic organization that rejected Vatican 2 and continues to preach the mass in Latin. They editorialized against Biden and against Ruth Bader Ginsburg the day after her death. He also is accused of collecting and distributing child sexual exploitation materials.
He was released on bail to live with family in Kansas but was arrested their for violating his terms of release. He had against began collecting child sexual exploitation material. He admitted the government could prove he collected the material.
He pleaded guilty on June 8th.
- US Attorney: Rhode Island Priest Appears in Federal Court on Charges of Distributing, Receiving Child Pornography
- Catholic News Agency: Details emerge about Father James Jackson’s alleged pre-trial release violations
- The Providence Journal: RI judge declines to suppress evidence in priest child-porn case
- Dept of Justice: Rhode Island Priest Admits to Federal Child Pornography Charge
Boston, Massachusetts · Saturday, November 06, 2021