Assistant Pastor Enters Plea on Porn Charge
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
A Brea youth pastor pleaded not guilty Monday to sending child pornography to an undercover FBI agent.
Jeff DeVore, 53, of Fullerton has been suspended from his post as an ordained volunteer assistant minister at the United Church of Christ. He has been charged with distributing pornography, allegedly to an agent involved in a sting operation that targeted men suspected of seeking to travel to Mexico for sex with boys.
DeVore’s trial in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles was tentatively set for April 26.
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