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Arkansas Pastor Sentenced to 110 Years for Possession of Child Sex Abuse Material

By Sheila Stogsdill
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Former pastor James Vincent Henry pleaded guilty to possessing child sexual abuse material was sentenced to 110 years in prison on Monday. (Photo courtesy of Pike County Detention Center)

A former Assemblies of God pastor who pleaded guilty to possessing child sexual abuse material was sentenced to 110 years in prison on Monday.

James Vincent Henry, a former Delight, Ark., pastor, pleaded guilty to 11 counts of child sexual abuse material and was sentenced to 10 years for every count for a total of 110 years in prison, according to a two-page Pike County Circuit Court plea agreement.

As reported by The Roys Report (TRR) last fall, the former pastor was charged with 100 counts of crimes related to the possession and distribution of child sexual abuse material.

Henry was arrested in 2024 while pastoring the Crossroads Assembly of God Church in Delight. The last known telephone number for the church was disconnected, and the church’s website does not list a telephone number nor a current pastor.

The Assemblies of God headquarters in Springfield, Missouri, said late Wednesday that Henry’s ministerial license has been dismissed. Their email did not specify a date nor give further details.

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Crossroads Assembly of God in Delight, Arkansas. (Courtesy Photo)

Henry’s crimes against children came to light after Arkansas police received two cyber tips from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children made through the online messaging applications Snapchat and Kik.

Henry previously served as a youth pastor at four Arkansas churches, including Lacey Assembly of God, McGehee First Assembly of God, Mountain Pine First Assembly of God, and Newsong Church, TRR previously reported.

He also worked as a foster parent to more than 70 children at New Beginnings Children’s Home outside of Centerton, Ark., and with 18 to 25-year-old women in the organization’s “transitional living program.”

Pike County is in the southwest quadrant of the state, around 50 miles west of Hot Springs.

Updated 4/24: This story has been updated with a statement received from the Assemblies of God headquarters.

Sheila Stogsdill is a freelance print journalist and digital reporter, primarily covering crime issues for KSN/KODE.

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