An Oregon man made an initial appearance Monday in Denver for producing and transporting child pornography, officials announced.
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 on Aug. 23, 2016.
Parkhurst appeared yesterday in U.S. District Court in Denver.
Parkhurst is executive director of the Oregon-Idaho Conference of the United Methodist Church’s Camp and Retreat Ministry program.
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.
Parkhurst is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.