NMDOJ arrests man for using AI to generate child sexual abuse material

NMDOJ arrests man for using AI to generate child sexual abuse material

https://www.koat.com/article/nmdoj-arrests-man-for-using-ai-to-generate-child-sexual-abuse-material/70001718

Publish Date: 2026-01-14 16:22:00

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• The New Mexico Department of Justice arrested Richard Gallagher for generating child sexual abuse material using artificial intelligence.
• Gallagher was apprehended by the DOJ’s Internet Crimes Against Children’s Task Force and faces 12 felony counts of sexual exploitation of children.
• Two of these charges are for manufacturing child sexual abuse material, – The generated text has been blocked by our content filters.