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Father Jackson, 68, a priest of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter, was originally arrested in October 2021 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Providence, Rho.
Judge William Smith gave Traditional Latin Mass priest James Jackson a sentence higher than was recommended by both the prosecution and his defense attorney.
Jackson, who faces charges of possessing child pornography, claimed he was molested by the mother of another child in his Boy Scout Troop when he was 10.
A RI Catholic priest pleaded for a sentence of five years after admitting to child pornography charges, apologizing for his “vile sin,” The Pillar reported.