A Morgantown man was scheduled to appear in court today in Butler County on charges related to his alleged videotaping of two 16-year-olds having sex.

Lloyd G. Bandy, 57, is charged with four counts of use of a minor in sexual performances, one count of distribution of obscene matter, four counts of possession of matter portraying a sexual performance by a minor, four counts of promoting a sexual performance by a minor and one count of voyeurism, according to the indictment. He was arrested Dec. 31, 2005, and indicted Feb. 2.

Bandy is accused of hiding a camera in a bedroom where the two teens had sex. The teens were not aware of the camera, according to Butler County Sheriff’s Deputy Mike Allen.

The two teens were engaged in a consensual act and there were no charges against them, Allen said.

The teens found the camera and removed it from the wall and took it to the girl’s mother, he said.

The mother then called the sheriff’s department and Allen went with the mother to Bandy’s residence where he showed them the tape, Allen said.

There was also a video camera found in the bathroom used to record the teen girl and an adult female, he said.

Bandy signed a confession admitting to videotaping the teens and said his reason was to get even with a relative of one of the children, Allen said.

&#8220He was going to blackmail her,” Allen said.

There were a total of three tapes made, one of which appeared to be a reproduction, he said.

All charges are class D felonies, said Tim Coleman, commonwealth’s attorney for Butler and Edmonson counties. If convicted, Bandy could be sentenced to one to five years on each count to be served consecutively or concurrently.

The longest sentence Bandy could receive is 20 years, Coleman said.

&#8220We’ve been creative in the charges, attempting to make sure he serves as much time as possible,” he said.

The case may end up going to trial, he said. The prosecution has tried a novel approach in attempts for more charges.

&#8220I’ve made them a plea offer, which he did not accept,” Coleman said. &#8220He’s definitely guilty of the charges.”

It does not appear Bandy sold any of the tapes and did not have computer access to place the images on the Internet, Allen said.

Bandy was released from the Butler County Jail after signing a $25,000 surety bond.

Bandy is being represented by Allen Graff, from the Kentucky Department of Public Advocacy. He was unavailable for comment.

There is also a hearing scheduled today in the case of Jonathan C. Cardwell, 24, of Rochester, who was charged Nov. 8 in the death of his mother, Michele Baker in Morgantown.

Cardwell was involved in a disagreement with Baker over the care of Cardwell’s daughter and is accused of shooting Baker with a .38-caliber revolver. Cardwell is charged with murder and faces a sentence of 20 years to life in prison if convicted.