An Oregon man made his initial appearance in Denver for
production and transportation of child pornography, announced Assistant
Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal
Division and Acting U.S. Attorney Bob Troyer of the District of Colorado.
James Parkhurst, 56, of Portland, Oregon, was arrested in
Oregon on Aug. 2, 2016, on a federal criminal complaint charging one count of
production of child pornography. He was
indicted by a federal grand jury sitting in the District of Colorado on Aug.
23, 2016, and appeared yesterday in U.S. District Court in Denver.
According to the indictment, Parkhurst, a pastor, produced
images of child pornography in August 2010 and then transported those images
using a means of interstate commerce.
The charges and allegations contained in an indictment are
merely accusations. The defendant is
presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a
court of law.
The U.S. Postal Inspection Service investigated this case
with assistance from investigative analysts in the Child Exploitation and
Obscenity Section’s (CEOS) High Technology Investigative Unit. The U.S. Attorney’s Office of the District of
Oregon also provided assistance in the investigation. CEOS Trial Attorney Herbrina D. Sanders and
Assistant U.S. Attorney Alecia L. Riewerts of the District of Colorado are
prosecuting the case.
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