Haley Child Porn Case Could Move To Federal Court

A Viola man’s child porn case could move to federal court. Mercer County State’s Attorney Meeghan Lee indicated this morning in Mercer County Circuit Court that the federal prosecutor’s office has expressed interest in the criminal investigation against 44 year old James Eric Haley. He was arrested in August and faces 16 felony counts at the state level stemming from a child porn investigation. Lee tells WRMJ that if Haley is federally indicted, the state charges would be dismissed against him. He remains in custody on $500,000 bond with a status hearing set for November 4th. The case involves one victim–a 15 year old girl with alleged offenses occurring in 2014 and 2015. Haley has entered not guilty pleas to all 16 charges.