Muscle Shoals Children's Minister Arrested on Sex Abuse Charges

By Josh Voight
WHNT
February 5, 2014

http://whnt.com/2014/02/04/muscle-shoals-childrens-minister-arrested-on-sex-abuse-charges/

Jeff Eddie

MUSCLE SHOALS, Ala. (WHNT) – Highland Park Baptist Church children’s minister Jeff Eddie has been charged with multiple sexual abuse crimes.

Eddie is charged with two counts of child pornography, 31 counts of second-degree sodomy, and three counts of sexual abuse of a child under the age of 12.

Muscle Shoals Police Chief Robert Evans confirmed to WHNT News 19 Tuesday that Eddie has been arrested.

Eddie was picked up by Muscle Shoals Police Sunday and held for questioning until Tuesday when the charges were announced.

Eddie is being held in the Colbert County Jail on a $1,030,000 bond.

As of Monday Eddie was listed as a children’s minister on the Highland Park Baptist Church website.  His picture and information have since been removed from the site.

Chief Evans will hold a press conference Wednesday morning at 10:00 a.m. to answer more questions.  We will have the latest on air on WHNT News 19 at Noon and online here at whnt.com.