I had to back away from writing so much about child sexual abuse predators. It becomes overwhelming sometimes just to look and focus on them. The number of stories about child sexual predators preying on children are so high, and just keep coming. Don't get me wrong I'm not stopping but I just needed a breather. That is until this story of another Pastor who is supposed to be a man of God who gets arrested because he owns child sexual abuse media (aka child pornography). This is why so much more education needs to occur on the professions of child sexual predators. People need to focus on the reality that anyone who has access to children can potentially harm them. I know that this is a dark response to this topic but it is true. Do I think that people shouldn't trust other people? No. I just think we need to be hypervigilant when it comes to the safety of our children. I think it is very possible that victims of this predator will come to light. Someone just doesn't wake up at the age of sixty and decide to download child sexual abuse media. I am glad that this predator got caught. I am sorry that he felt owning images of children being sexually abused was an okay thing to do. There will be those who will complain that he only had one hundred pieces of media that isn't much, that harboring child sexual abuse media is a victimless crime. No matter how much information gets out that harboring child sexual abuse media isn't a victimless crime, there will be those who choose to believe otherwise. I honestly feel sorry for them that they don't have compassion enough to understand that child sexual abuse is wrong, a crime and harms children irreparably. Rosie
Police say James Napier, 60, had more than 100 pictures on his
computer of children, some under the age of 12, engaged in sexual
activity.
BIDDEFORD — A local pastor who ministers to the homeless in downtown Biddeford has been charged with possession of child pornography.
James Napier, 60, was arrested Saturday at his home in
Alfred by Maine State Police after detectives searched the residence and
found more than 100 pictures on his computer of children, some under
the age of 12, engaged in sexual activity.
Members of the state police computer crimes unit received a tip that led them to search Napier's home, according to spokesman
Stephen McCausland.
Napier is the pastor of New Beginnings Christian Mission, which ministers to the poor and homeless in Biddeford.
He was released from York County Jail on bail shortly after his
arrest. His bail conditions state that he is not to have contact with
anyone under the age of 18 and he is not to use the Internet.
Napier is expected to make his initial court appearance on Oct. 23 in Springvale District Court.
http://www.pressherald.com/news/Biddeford-pastor-arrested-on-child-porn-charges.html
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