'When they asked me have you ever looked up or uploaded or downloaded erotic images of minors, I was just taken aback and…I said, 'No,'' says Matthew. Nevertheless, Matthew did have an embarrassing confession. He had been sneaking peaks at adult erotic photos on the family computer. 'I got the Web site from a bunch of friends at school. just adult pornography…Playboy-like images.'ĭifficult to admit, but not illegal - or so it seemed. Still, it didn't look good for Matt, as police confiscated the computer and left the house that December day.
'I still remember when they were cleaning up and leaving and of course I was still in my pajamas and my bathrobe and my fuzzy slippers,' Jeannie Bandy said. 'I said, 'What do we do now? Should I contact a lawyer?' said, 'Well, they are felonies that the state takes very serious.'' The Bandys would soon find out just how serious the charges against Matthew were. The family hired Ed Novak, a well-respected attorney from a large law firm in downtown Phoenix. '20/20' correspondent Jim Avila asked Novak what the family was up against. 'We faced 10 years per count, there were nine counts,' said Novak.