A 23-year-old Skamania County man is due in U.S. District Court in Tacoma today after federal prosecutors say he used an AI computer program to alter public pho
A 23-year-old Skamania County man is due in U.S. District Court in Tacoma today after federal prosecutors say he used an AI computer program to alter public photos of minors to make it appear they were nude.
Brady Bingham Hall was indicted on a federal charge of possession of images of child pornography, Acting U.S. Attorney Charles Neil Floyd announced. Hall will remain in custody pending future hearings.
“Like any other tool, Artificial Intelligence can be used to engage in criminal misconduct,” Neil Floyd said. “If you make a choice to generate AI images, you better be sure they don’t violate the law. In this case, sexually lascivious images of minors clearly crosses the line.”
According to the criminal complaint, Hall was arrested by Skamania County sheriff’s deputies on Aug. 29, 2025, after a traffic stop. Investigators said Hall had two guns, ammunition, and controlled substances in his car.
Deputies seized Hall’s iPhone and obtained a warrant to review its contents.
A deputy reviewing the phone found images of “many young people” he recognized from the Skamania area, according to the complaint. Investigators said the phone contained screenshots from social media of some minors and then the same photos, but with the minors appearing nude.
Hall agreed to speak with investigators and told them he used a phone application that removed clothing from images, making the subject appear nude, according to the complaint.
Investigators said Hall used the app on hundreds of images, including images of children as young as 12 years old. At least one of the photos had the words “AI generated” across it, according to the complaint.
Law enforcement confirmed the identities of some of the children in the original photos and confirmed they are minors, prosecutors said.
“Our children are our future,” Skamania County Sheriff Summer Scheyer said. “We are proud to partner with Homeland Security Investigations on this case. A crime like this has no place in either Skamania County or our country as a whole.”
“We want to commend the diligence of the Skamania County Sheriff’s Office in identifying the child pornography images which led to this charge,” said April Miller, acting HSI Seattle special agent in charge. “We will always work with our local, state and federal partners in our fight against the production of these materials and the protection of our children.”
Possession of child pornography is punishable by up to 20 years in prison and up to a $250,000 fine.
The case was investigated by Homeland Security Investigations and the Skamania County Sheriff’s Office. It is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Matthew Hampton.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office said the case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a Department of Justice initiative launched in May 2006 to combat child sexual exploitation and abuse.
