July 21, 2005

Pastor Wanted On Child Porn Charges Arrested

WASHINGTON
NBC 11

POSTED: 11:13 am PDT July 21, 2005

A former youth pastor wanted on child pornography charges in Washington state has been arrested in California.

The FBI said agents arrested James Cannel, 45, Tuesday night while he was attending a party at a San Mateo home.

Cannel was arrested in February by Seattle police who said he used the Internet to try to arrange a sexual encounter with an undercover officer posing as a 12-year-old boy.

Cannel, who had been a youth pastor at a Selah church, fled after his federal indictment in May.

Posted by kshaw at July 21, 2005 08:24 PM