Former Franklin soccer coach accused of drugging, raping boys indicted on 31 charges
FRANKLIN, Tenn. (WKRN) — Former Franklin soccer coach, Camilo Campos was indicted by a grand jury on 31 charges, including 17 counts of rape and six counts of especially aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor, after allegedly drugging several boys before filming himself raping them.
The disturbing details are listed in an indictment charging Campos with various crimes, including “continuously sexually abusing” five minors on separate occasions within a 90 day period and raping several other victims aged 9 to 19 between 2012 and 2021. Some of the victims were deemed “mentally incapacitated” and “physically helpless,” according to the indictment.
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Franklin police called it one of the community’s most “disturbing and egregious” child sex abuse cases during a News 2 interview in July 2023.
“I think that as time goes on and we continue to scour through evidence, we’re going to uncover even more horrific things,” Lt. Charles Warner with the Franklin Police Department said.
Now retired, Lt. Warner told News 2 last July Campos allegedly gave his victims a combination of drugs so potent the victims were in a “dangerously comatose state” during the assaults. Investigators said they observed the boys’ conditions through videos of the rapes Campos allegedly recorded himself.
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“What’s been described to me by the people reviewing these videos and these images is that these kids are like ragdolls,” Warner said. “They’re comatose and completely lethargic.”
One victim reportedly told investigators they had no memory of the assault.
In the indictment, Campos is also charged with possessing more than 50 images/videos of minors engaged in sexual activity, which investigators said were found on an iPhone 4. Additional explicit material of minors was found on an iPhone 8, a digital video camera, a mini SD card, and a tablet, according to the indictment.
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A grand jury also charged Campos with possession of marijuana and cocaine.
News 2 reached out to the Franklin Police Department to request a new interview, but a spokesperson declined, citing a gag order on the case.
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