CHILD MOLESTING PASTOR TRIES TO KILL HIMSELF IN COURT

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The Rev. James Harris sat through a three-day trial on charges of sex crimes involving juveniles, rarely showing emotion during closing arguments on Thursday.

But after a jury convicted him of the charges — for which he faces up to 80 years in prison — he surprised everyone in the courtroom by trying to swallow several white pills.
Courtroom deputies immediately grabbed Harris, repeatedly yelling at him to spit out the pills as they wrestled with him in the West Palm Beach courthouse. Once they subdued Harris, deputies called West Palm Beach Fire Rescue and bagged the extra pills so they could be identified.
Harris, 64, was on trial for six felony sex crimes stemming from his encounters with a 15-year-old boy in 2008 and 2009. He lured the victim, an athlete, with claims of professional contacts such as trainers who could help the boy achieve his dreams of playing in the NFL.

The victim testified that Harris performed sex acts on him on two occasions, even videotaping him at times. Prosecutors Chrichet Mixon and Michael Kugler played both videos during the trial.

One video showed the boy masturbating under Harris’ direction as a porn movie plays in the background. The other video showed the boy having sex with his girlfriend, 14, who did not initially realize Harris was videotaping them. She left after she heard Harris commenting as the two had sex.
Within hours, the jury convicted Harris on all six counts: lewd and lascivious battery, lewd and lascivious conduct, sexual activity with a minor, showing obscene material to a minor, and two counts of promoting sexual performance by a minor.

On Thursday, Harris left the courtroom handcuffed to a stretcher escorted by West Palm Beach Fire Rescue personnel. He has been placed on suicide watch at the Palm Beach County jail, where he will be held until his sentencing hearing Oct. 5.

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