James Benjamin Harris faces six counts of child molestation and a charge of enticing a child for indecent purposes
LAWRENCEVILLE, GA. -- A church Sunday school teacher in Gwinnett County has been arrested and is accused of molesting one of his pupils.
Gwinnett County jail records say 33-year-old James Benjamin Harris faces six counts of child molestation and a charge of enticing a child for indecent purposes.
Police say the charges stem from a relationship Harris allegedly had with a 14-year-old boy he met through Sunday School classes at Brookwood Baptist Church, near Lawrenceville.
The boy's parents told police Harris met him three years ago and contact between the two had been increasing over the last several months.
Police arrested Harris at the church Friday after the boy's parents found explicit text messages between the two.
Do you worry about anything like this happening at your church? How safe are your children at church?
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