TampaBay.com
April 15, 2009
http://blogs.tampabay.com/breakingnews/2009/04/belle-glade-reverend-charged-with-sex-with-young-boys-found-in-brandon.html
BRANDON — Deputies arrested a Palm Beach County pastor today who was suspected of fleeing charges of having sexual activity with a minor, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office.
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| Robbyn Mitchell |
The Rev. James R. Harris, 61, of Belle Glade, is accused of promising young athletes he would find them recruiting scholarships in exchange for sex acts, a sheriff's news release stated.
A tipster told U.S. Marshals that Harris may be in the Brandon area, and deputies found him sleeping in a parked car near Williams Road and Broadway Avenue at 9:20 a.m, officials said.
He's charged with unlawful sexual activity with a minor, lewd or lascivious battery, child abuse, showing obscene material to a minor and promoting sexual performance by a child.
Harris is being held in the Orient Road Jail while awaiting extradition to Palm Beach County.
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