HERNANDO, Miss. - A Desoto County preacher has been charged with possession of child porn. Eddie Prince of Oak Grove Baptist Church in Hernando was arrested at his home on Friday.
Members of the church were shocked by the arrest of their longtime pastor.
Hernando Police Chief Mike Riley said items were confiscated from the pastor’s possession, but he would not go into detail.
"It's been an ongoing investigation and it's still ongoing. At this point it's only one charge."
But, Riley says other charges could be possible.
Meanwhile, Sunday services at Oak Grove continued with an associate pastor. The church has placed Prince on a leave of absence, and there’s no word yet on if he will continue as pastor.
"Depending on the outcome of the judication of the case, it's just going to depend on what happens."
Prince is being held at the Desoto County Jail on a $60,000 bond and is set to appear in court Wednesday for his initial appearance. Then he may be bound over to a grand jury and indicted for that charge. If convicted, he faces three to five years in prison and will have to register as a sex offender.
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