Brady Bingham Hall, 23, of Skamania County faces a federal charge after investigators say he used an app to alter photos of minors to appear nude.
TACOMA, Wash. — A 23-year-old Skamania County man faces a federal charge after investigators say he used AI software to alter public photos of minors to make them appear nude.
Brady Bingham Hall is scheduled to appear in U.S. District Court in Tacoma Monday on an indictment charging him with possession of child sexual abuse material, or CSAM. He will remain in custody pending future hearings, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Washington.
According to the criminal complaint, Hall used a phone application to remove clothing from images, making the subjects appear nude. Investigators found hundreds of altered images on his phone, including images of children as young as 12.
“Like any other tool, Artificial Intelligence can be used to engage in criminal misconduct. 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.”
Charles Neil Floyd, Acting U.S. Attorney
Images Found After Traffic Stop
Skamania County sheriff’s deputies arrested Hall on Sept. 24, 2025, after a traffic stop.
According to the criminal complaint, deputies found two firearms, ammunition and controlled substances in his vehicle. Investigators also seized Hall’s iPhone and obtained a warrant to search its contents.
A deputy reviewing the phone found images of young people the deputy recognized from the Skamania County area.
The phone contained screenshots taken from social media showing some minors. Investigators also found altered versions of the same photos in which the minors appeared nude.
Hall agreed to speak with investigators and said he had used an application that removed clothing from images, according to the complaint.
Investigators say Hall used the application on hundreds of images, including images of children as young as 12. At least one altered image contained the words “AI generated” across the photo.
Law enforcement identified some of the children in the original photographs and confirmed they were minors.
Federal Investigation
Skamania County Sheriff Summer Scheyer said the sheriff’s office worked with Homeland Security Investigations on the case.
“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.”
Summer Scheyer, Skamania County Sheriff
Acting HSI Seattle Special Agent in Charge April Miller commended the Skamania County Sheriff’s Office for identifying the CSAM that led to the federal 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,” Miller said.
HSI and the Skamania County Sheriff’s Office investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Matthew Hampton is prosecuting the case.
Possession of CSAM carries up to 20 years in federal prison and a fine of up to $250,000.
The indictment contains only allegations; the law presumes Hall innocent unless prosecutors prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt in court.
Federal prosecutors brought the case as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide Department of Justice initiative launched in 2006 to combat the online exploitation and sexual abuse of children.
U.S. Attorneys’ Offices and the Justice Department’s Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section lead Project Safe Childhood. The initiative coordinates federal, state and local resources to locate, apprehend and prosecute people who exploit children online and to identify and rescue victims.
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