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Courier-Post

Jim Walsh, Courier-Post April 16, 2015

FRANKLIN – A local pastor is accused of sexually assaulting a 21-year-old woman.

James E. Simmons Jr., 64, turned himself in to Franklin police on Wednesday, following an investigation into the alleged offense. The woman claimed the abuse began when she was 17 and continued for several years, police said.

Simmons, a pastor at New Life in Christ Ministries of Franklinville, was held on $150,000 cash bail.