ELKINS (WV)
Metro News [Charleston, WV]
October 10, 2025
By Jeff Jenkins
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.