“thegentlemanpervert” producing AI CSAM is a NJ prosecutor, say cops
Discord user flagged AI CSAM, triggering arrest of New Jersey deputy AG.
Deputy Attorney General Brian Richard Fitzgerald, a 51-year-old man from New Jersey, has been taken into custody by law enforcement. He faces felony charges for allegedly creating and distributing AI-generated child sexual abuse material (CSAM), according to officials from Bucks County Detectives. The arrests come as the US government intensifies efforts to combat AI-generated CSAM, following a 2024 DOJ announcement that such material, regardless of its origin, remains illegal.
Fitzgerald was apprehended at his residence, charged with using artificial intelligence to transform images of real minors from the internet into sexualized material and sharing these images on social media platforms.
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