Alberta football coach faces sentence for making AI sex images

A coach at a girls' football team in southern Alberta is set to appear in court to determine his punishment for creating artificial images depicting sexual acts involving some of his players. The Crown attorney argued that Justin Tillery should serve a two-year prison term, while his legal counsel contends a community-based sentence would be appropriate.

Initially, Tillery faced charges in 2025 for creating, distributing, possessing, and accessing child pornography, as well as transmitting an intimate image without the consent of the individual. He later admitted to charges of creating and possessing child pornography. The judge has stated that the sentencing decision will be postponed until further deliberation. This account, provided by The Canadian Press, was originally released on October 30, 2026.