FSSP stays silent on Jackson laicization

The Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter has declined to disclose details about the laicization process for a priest convicted in 2023 of downloading and storing thousands of files containing child sexual abuse material.

James Jackson is serving a six-year federal prison term, and was laicized in January 2025, according to a March report from the Rhode Island attorney general’s office. 

The laicization has not yet been widely reported.