A Harrison man, Justin Neil Perkuhn, was sentenced on April 24 to 660 months in federal prison without the possibility of parole, followed by 20 years of supervised release, for sexually exploiting three minors through the production of child pornography. The sentencing took place before Chief Judge Timothy L. Brooks at the U.S. District Court in Fayetteville.
The case is significant due to the serious nature of the crimes and highlights ongoing efforts by law enforcement agencies and prosecutors to address sexual exploitation offenses involving children.
According to court documents, Perkuhn, age 39, photographed himself bathing with two minors aged four and six while engaging in sexual contact with one of them. In a separate incident, he created a surreptitious video through a window of an eight-year-old female as she bathed. The investigation began after Arkansas State Police received a CyberTipline Report from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children indicating that Perkuhn had uploaded child pornography to a cloud storage account. Officers executed a search warrant at his residence and found multiple devices containing child pornography. Authorities also discovered that Perkuhn had created another voyeuristic video involving an adult female as she exited her shower.
Perkuhn was indicted by a Grand Jury in April 2025 and pleaded guilty in July 2025.
U.S. Attorney Kimberly D. Harris announced the sentence following investigations conducted by Arkansas State Police, Harrison Police Department, and Homeland Security Investigations.
The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas promotes community safety through programs such as the Victim/Witness Assistance Program according to its official website. The office operates locations in Fayetteville, Hot Springs, Texarkana, El Dorado and Harrison as noted on its official website, covers 34 counties according to its official website, handles federal prosecutions and civil litigation as stated on its official website, and is part of the U.S. Department of Justice per its official website.
