ALABAMA
WSFA
HAZEL GREEN, AL (WAFF) –
A Madison County children’s minister is charged with the sexual abuse of a child less than 12-years-old.
39-year-old James Vernon McNeal was arrested on Thursday.
The Madison County Sheriff’s Office confirms NcNeal was the children’s pastor at Bethlehem Baptist Church Hazel Green.
The church confirms McNeal was employed for six years and has since been fired.
A prayer service is scheduled for 6:00pm Saturday.
Investigators report there is one victim at this time. The exact age of the child has not been released.
It’s not clear where the alleged crime took place.
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