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St.Paul man with'demon inside'molested girl,6,charges say
Updated:08/02/2014 01:00:24 PM CDT TwinCities.com
AUG -7 2014
A St.Paul man who said"I have a demon inside"was charged with molesting a 6-year-old girl,
according to a criminal complaint filed Friday in Ramsey County District Court.
James Xang Vang,21,was charged with first-and second-degree criminal sexual conduct for
allegedly touching the child,a relative of a friend,during a two-year period between June 2012 and
last month,according to the complaint.
He was caught July 29 when the girl's mother saw the girl leaving a bedroom pulling up her shorts
and underwear and Vang leaving the bedroom after the girl,the complaint said.
When confronted,Vang told the mother he had the girl expose herself to him and said,"I have a
demon inside that makes me do these things,"the complaint said.
Vang also told police he had preyed on young girls at the Hmong Alliance Church in Maplewood by
picking them up and groping them over their clothing,the complaint said.
Vang said he inappropriately touched about 30 girls at the church between October 2011 and last
month,the complaint said.
He said he first molested the 6-year-old girl at the Maplewood church in the summer of 2012,the
complaint said.
Vang denied penetrating the girl,but he said he got the girl to touch his penis,the complaint said.
But the girl said Vang tried to penetrate her and had taken photos of her,the complaint said.
Vang said he told other adults at a church retreat in June about the"demon inside him"that made
him want to touch little girls,the complaint said.The adults prayed over him,"and Vang said God
has been watching him since then,"the complaint said.
Vang said a pastor wasn't present during the retreat,and he said he was allowed access to children
after the retreat because members of a Christian community forgive each other and trust one
another to change their lives,according to the complaint.
A fellowship pastor at the church,Gary Paj Ntxawg Xiong,said Friday he had heard about the
charges against Vang but did not know details of the allegations.
The Ramsey County attorney's office is asking any additional potential victims of Vang to contact
their local police.
Richard Chin can be reached at 651-228-5560.Follow him at twitter.com/RRChin.
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