Rhode Island priest gets 6 years in federal prison for massive child porn stash

A Roman Catholic priest who admitted to a federal judge earlier this year that he downloaded and stored thousands of images of child sexual abuse was sentenced to six years in federal prison. The investigation into the Rev. James W. Jackson, 68, a former Rhode Island priest assigned to St. Mary’s Church in Providence, began in September 2021. IOWA POLICE OFFICER PUNISHED FOR USING RIDE-ALONG PROGRAM TO PREY ON TEEN PARTICIPANT An East Providence detective identified an IP address assigned to the rectory at St. Mary’s Church that was being...