ELKINS, W.Va. — Randolph County authorities have filed an additional sex crimes charge against an Elkins pastor.
Kevin Curtis Jones, 33, of Elkins, was charged Tuesday with Distribution & Exhibiting Material Depicting Minors Engaged in Sexually Explicit Activity.
Jones has been in jail since Oct. 2 when he was charged with allegedly using a computer to solicit an underage girl. Authorities said Jones, the pastor at Summit Church, used a phone to seek a “clandestine relationship“ with the girl in December 2023,
According to the original criminal complaint, the girl attended Jones’ church. She is now older than 18.
Jones’ bail remains at $50,000. He’s being held in the Tygart Valley Regional Jail. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for next Tuesday.
The Mountain Region Drug And Violent Crime Task Force is handling the investigation.