MAINE
Courier
By Marc Filippino
Staff Writer
BIDDEFORD – A pastor who works with homeless residents has resigned from a local mission in downtown Biddeford after being charged with possessing child pornography.
James Napier, 60, a pastor and director of New Beginnings Christian Mission located at 137 Main St. in Biddeford, was arrested at his home in Alfred on Saturday, Sept. 1 and was charged with possession of sexually explicit material, according to a press release from Steve McCausland, spokesman for the Maine Department of Public Safety.
According to the release, members of the State Police Computer Crimes Unit were tipped off on Friday, Aug. 31, when a search of Napier’s computer found more than 100 images of child pornography. The charge is a felony since the children depicted appear to be younger than the age of 18, according to the release.
There was no indication any of the children in images on his computer were from Maine, according to the release.
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