ALABAMA
AL.com
By Ashley Remkus | aremkus@al.com
An Alabama children’s minister has been arrested on an accusation he inappropriately touched a child.
James Vernon McNeal, 39, is charged with sexual abuse of a child younger than 12, a Class B felony. If convicted, McNeal faces two to 20 years in prison. He was released from the Madison County Jail after posting $30,000 bail on Thursday.
McNeal, a children’s minister at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Hazel Green, is accused of abusing a child from the church, said Madison County sheriff’s Lt. Brian Chaffin.
“We’re still investigating,” Chaffin said. “But, we don’t expect there are any other victims.”
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