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Earlier this year, Hamilton County authorities found photo's of three-young girls on Michael Wayne Campbell's computer. Those photos led to 31-charges of aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor.
During Campbell's preliminary hearing today, his attorney took those photo's to task. "There's no photographs or depictions of any of these three minors in a nude fashion or any other type fashion?" he asked. "No not with their actual body no," replied Detective Michael Cox.
Cox testified the faces of the three victims had been cut out of normal pictures and placed on the nude bodies of more mature females. Cox says Campbell's "statement about the photographs that he altered was that he wanted to see what they would look like as adults."
Detective Cox says two of the girls are local, a ten-year old and a 12-year old. The other victim appears to be teen sensation Miley Cyrus. Campbell's attorney asked Det. Cox "at what age were these photographs of Miley Cyrus?" Det. Cox replied "I'm not 100% sure at the time those photographs were taken of the facial features that were altered, but she's currently 16-years old."
Investigators could find no evidence that Campbell had any inappropriate contact with the three youngsters, but that may not matter. Assistant District Attorney Dave Denny says "when you have the face of a small child affixed to a nude body of a mature woman, its going to be the states position that this is for sexual gratification and that this is simulated sexual activity."
Campbell reportedly told authorities he didn't know what he was doing was illegal.
A judge bound Campbell's case over to the grand jury. He remains free on more than $100,000 bond.
Campbell's attorney say he'll argue the validity of the charges if the case proceeds further.
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