Sicko who allegedly recorded households launched on bail

A person dealing with felony expenses for recordsdata of kid sexual abuse materials inside his trip rental property has been launched on bail.

His bail had been set to $75,000 based mostly on him dealing with one felony depend for possession of kid intercourse abuse materials.

Christian Parmalee Edwards, 44, of Oakhurst not solely was in possession of such supplies but additionally secretly recorded visitors who rented out his Granite Butte Method property, in keeping with a felony grievance.

A picture of the house exhibits a two-story mansion with a blue roof. Amongst these filmed have been girls and kids within the decrease stage of the home, police alleged.

At lease one youngster with out their garments on was additionally filmed, police added. Filming was not executed by means of simply hidden cameras but additionally by makes an attempt to file from outdoors by means of window blinds.

A tip from the Nationwide Heart for Lacking and Exploited Youngsters flagged suspected on-line distribution exercise in Oakhurst.

Cops executed a search warrant final month, seizing 30 units with at the very least 4,000 recordsdata of kid intercourse abuse materials.

Additionally they discovered a “life-like youngster doll designed for sexual use” with its fingers tied in addition to newly purchased kids’s garments.

“This showcases the escalation in behaviors from viewing digital pictures to filming to bodily behaviors,” stated Kart Woertman, a director on the sheriff’s workplace.

His neighbors need Edwards to remain away, they informed ABC30.

“We didn’t even know we have been in peril,” stated Anthony Polfer, who lives down the road.

Edwards had listed his property as a rental on July 2025, and movies appear so far again to then, officers stated.