An Arkansas pastor has been sentenced with more than a century of prison time after pleading guilty to 11 counts of possessing child sexual abuse material (CSAM).
Editor’s note: This article refers to reports of child sex abuse that some readers might find triggering and/or disturbing.
James Vincent Henry, formerly of Crossroads Assembly of God Church in Delight, Arkansas, was originally charged with 100 counts of possession, viewing, and distribution of CSAM.
Henry, 43, was sentenced to 10 years in prison per count to which he pleaded guilty, with the sentences to be served consecutively.
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Authorities initially arrested Henry in October after receiving two tips from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children about Henry’s activity on Snapchat and Kik, two social messaging apps.
“During the investigation, agents reviewed digital evidence collected from the search warrant and information drawn from social media messaging apps,” the Arkansas State Police said in a statement at the time.
Henry was married at the time of his arrest and has three children.
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In addition to pastoring Crossroads Assembly of God Church, Henry and his wife reportedly were foster parents at New Beginnings Children’s Home outside of Centerton, Arkansas, and served there for six years.
