Claudius Ira Vermilye Jr.[2] (1928 – June 22, 2018) was an American defrocked Episcopal priest and child pornographer who operated the "Boys' Farm" in rural Franklin County, Tennessee, between 1971 and 1976.

[3][4] Law enforcement became aware of illegal activities at the farm after his advertisements appeared in pornographic magazines, and from material found while investigating a New Orleans scoutmaster.

[6] During the execution of a search warrant at the farm, police discovered developed and undeveloped photographs of child pornography, as well as card catalogs containing the names of hundreds of current and previous financial contributors.

Vermilye denied knowledge or responsibility for most of the photographs and said that he had shot a few of them for an artist and for "sublimation counseling" with his homosexual clients, whom he was trying to help stay closeted.

[8][9] Following Vermilye's November 10, 1976 arrest,[7] ex-ward David Forrister sued the state of Tennessee for $1 million, claiming that corrections officials placed him in a male prostitution ring and willfully neglected their duty to investigate the facility.

[4][12][13] In 1984, Vermilye again sought retrial, claiming that his conviction and sentences were void due to a denial of his constitutional right to effective legal counsel.