A man formerly employed as a youth pastor in Rainbow City has been charged with production of pornography with a minor.

Rainbow City Police Capt. Chase Jenkins said Ryan Lance Roberson, 38, was arrested on warrant for producing pornography with a person under the age of 17. He was served with the warrant while in the Etowah County Detention Center.

Roberson is being held there on $25,000 cash bond. His social media profile and other online documents identify him as having served as the youth pastor at The Church at Mercy Hill. However, the church no longer lists him on the website.

"Roberson is to have no contact with the victim in this case nor shall he have any unsupervised contact with a person under 18 years of age," Jenkins said.