An Army soldier stationed in Alaska was arrested on charges of possessing and using AI to create child sexual abuse material. If convicted, he faces up to 20 years in prison. (Shutterstock)
Share
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
|
An Army soldier stationed at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage has been arrested on charges related to the alleged transportation, receipt, and possession of child sexual abuse material, including the use of artificial intelligence to generate explicit images of children according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
Related Story: 19-Year-Old Shot Dead in Rite-Aid Parking Lot in Fresno. Suspect Arrested, ...
Seth Herrera, 34, is accused of possessing thousands of images depicting the violent sexual abuse of children, including infants. Herrera also allegedly used AI tools to create realistic child sexual abuse images of minors known to him.
“The misuse of cutting-edge generative AI is accelerating the proliferation of dangerous content, including child sexual abuse material — so the Department of Justice is accelerating its enforcement efforts,” said Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco. “As alleged, the defendant used AI tools to morph images of real kids into horrific child sexual abuse material.”
Related Story: Three McLane High School Students Arrested in Gang-Related Violence
Herrera faces one count each of transportation, receipt, and possession of child pornography. He is scheduled to make his initial court appearance on Tuesday. If convicted, Herrera could face up to 20 years in prison.
“Technology may change, but our commitment to protecting children will not,” said U.S. Attorney S. Lane Tucker for the District of Alaska. “CSAM generated by AI is still CSAM, and those who sexually exploit children will be held accountable.”
Related Story: California Woman Fed Up With Stolen Mail Sends Apple AirTag to Herself to Catch ...
RELATED TOPICS:
At Least 100 People Killed in Central Burkina Faso in Latest Jihadi Attack
1 hour ago
19-Year-Old Shot Dead in Rite-Aid Parking Lot in Fresno. Suspect Arrested, Accomplice At Large
1 hour ago
How Women of Color With Christian and Progressive Values Are Keeping the Faith — Outside Churches
2 hours ago
Disabled Troops Used to Have to Leave the Military. Now Some Compete for Gold.
2 hours ago
France’s Macron Says Arrest of the Head of the Telegram Messaging App Wasn’t Political
2 hours ago
Member of British Journalist Team Killed in Russian Missile Strike on Hotel
3 hours ago
Unusual Origin Found for Asteroid That Killed the Dinosaurs
20 seconds ago
Categories
![](https://gvwire.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/26142651/An-illustration-provided-by-Mark-Garlick-shows-an-artists-impression-of-a-large-asteroid-impacting-Earth-66-million-years-ago-abruptly-ending-the-age-of-dinosaurs.-A-new-study-adds-strong-eviden-1024x538.jpg)
Unusual Origin Found for Asteroid That Killed the Dinosaurs
![](https://gvwire.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/26134250/An-Army-soldier-stationed-in-Alaska-was-arrested-on-charges-of-possessing-and-using-AI-to-create-child-sexual-abuse-material-facing-up-to-20-years-in-prison-if-convicted-1024x538.jpg)
Feds Arrest Army Soldier for Using AI to Make Child Porn
![](https://gvwire.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/26130948/At-least-100-villagers-and-soldiers-were-killed-in-central-Burkina-Faso-during-a-weekend-attack-by-al-Qaida-linked-jihadis-marking-one-of-the-deadliest-assaults-this-year-in-the-conflict-ridden-n-1024x538.jpg)
At Least 100 People Killed in Central Burkina Faso in Latest Jihadi Attack
![](https://gvwire.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/26122400/Aaliyah-Bonman-19-was-fatally-shot-in-a-Fresno-Rite-Aid-parking-lot-with-Penelope-Mehr-left-21-arrested-and-Nevaeh-Solomon-right-18-still-at-large.-1-1024x538.jpg)
19-Year-Old Shot Dead in Rite-Aid Parking Lot in Fresno. Suspect Arrested, Accomplice At Large
![](https://gvwire.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/26123340/AP24237053310794-1024x576.jpg)