Carriere man to plead guilty to child porn

Published 7:00 am Wednesday, May 28, 2014

James Allen Myers of Carriere is scheduled to plead guilty in a child porn case alleging he made pornographic pictures and videos of a child while living with the girl’s family in Florida.

The 65-year-old Myers was originally supposed to enter a guilty plea in the case in January, but he changed attorneys and that hearing was put on hold.

The new court date is set for June 13.  According to published media reports, a court motion shows that he plans to plead guilty on two counts in a seven-count indictment.

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Homeland Security Investigators obtained an arrest warrant for Myers after the Pearl River County Sheriff’s Office reported finding pornography at Myers’ home on Kings Point in Carriere in August.

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement found the child, who was 3 or 4-years-old when Myers lived with her family in 2008. Myers has been held since his arrest in Goose Creek, S.C., where authorities said he had fled to avoid arrest. He was taken into custody in October of 2013.

According to a previous story in the Item, He faced trial on a seven-count indictment filed in November. Magistrate Judge Robert H. Walker ruled Myers was a danger to the community, especially young girls, and denied him bond.

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement found the child, whose family was living in Sarasota, Fla., when Myers lived with them in 2008. A tag with a woman’s name was seen in the background in one video and was used to help identify the family.

Agents reportedly found hundreds of pictures and videos that include other young girls believed to be members of Myers’ extended family and social network.

According to court documents, Myers also had literature about the rape and incest of small children and was known to baby-sit small children.