Rhode Island Priest Charged With Child Pornography Back In Court
(For Immediate Release October 6, 2022)
Jackson faces charges of federal and state child pornography. Under a pre-trial release agreement, Jackson was allowed to move to Kansas with a family member. In July 2022, he was apprehended by US Marshals in Kansas. He is now being held by the United States Marshals Service in the Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility in Central Falls, Rhode Island.
According to James Rosenberg, a spokesman for the U.S. Attorney's Office for Rhode Island, during his Oct. 3 hearing in U.S. District Court in Providence, Jackson admitted that the government could prove that he violated the condition prohibiting him from "possessing any materials including videos, magazines, photographs, computer-generated depictions or any other forms that depict sexually explicit conduct involving children."
In short, this case illustrates what we have understood for decades, predilections follow wherever the named defendant travels. We can count many cases where evil individuals being investigated or charged with crimes related to child exploitation or sexual abuse have fled the country to escape justice and commit more of the same crimes.
It is our hope that states such as Rhode Island will revisit their guidelines on pre-trial release and understand that severe crimes such as those charged against Fr. James Jackson should not be taken lightly because the alleged wears a clerical collar.
CONTACT: Mike McDonnell, SNAP Communications Manager, (267-261-0578, [email protected]) Zach Hiner, SNAP Executive Director (517-974-9009, [email protected]) Shaun Dougherty, SNAP Board President, (814-341-8386, [email protected])
(SNAP, the Survivors Network, has been providing support for victims of sexual abuse in institutional settings for 30 years. We have more than 25,000 survivors and supporters in our network. Our website is SNAPnetwork.org)
Winter Appeal 2023
To our friends,
2023 has been a long year with many ups and downs for us all. As we close out the year, we at SNAP hope that you are feeling like you are on your way to being healthy, fulfilled, and happy. This past year has brought both successes and challenges. Thanks to the support you have shown in the past, we’ve been able to celebrate the good days and weather the stormy ones. Now, we are once again asking for your support as we work to support survivors new and old as we ‘Move SNAP Forward.’
At SNAP we are proud to have hosted a very well-attended conference in August 2023. This event allowed us to gather friends, survivors, advocates, and allies for a weekend of camaraderie and connection. We were so happy to be able to welcome many first-time attendees to gather in person and are already looking forward to the next conference.
To strengthen our movement for justice, healing, and prevention, SNAP will be expanding our peer support and providing more volunteer opportunities in the coming year. Through this great work, we are ensuring survivor voices are represented as we work for significant change that will benefit children and survivors.
Right now, survivors worldwide are getting the help they need from SNAP, and more and more reach out to us daily, but we need your help to keep those programs going and get our volunteers the training they need to thrive.
Your tax-deductible gift to SNAP can help offset the cost of our important mission. If you are not in a position to contribute, you can still support us by sharing this letter with those who can. As we continue to fight for survivors across the globe, your donation or sharing the great work SNAP does will help us continue our work to protect the vulnerable, heal the wounded, and prevent abuse.
Your donation ensures SNAP will be there for those who need us more than ever!
Warmly,
Michael W. McDonnell, C.P.S.
Interim Executive Director
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