U.S. federal prosecutors are stepping up their pursuit of suspects who use artificial intelligence tools to manipulate or create child sex abuse images, as law enforcement fears the technology could spur a flood of illicit material.

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) — Sentencing will be Dec. 17 for a city man who pleaded guilty Wednesday to sex crimes. Eduardo Pagan, 46, entered guilty pleas in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court to six counts of pandering obscenity involving a minor before Judge Anthony D’Apolito.

AI-generated child sex abuse content increasingly found on open web – watchdog - The Internet Watch Foundation said the public were being increasingly exposed to the distressing content.

New York State Police reported the arrest of a Niskayuna man following a sex crime investigation. Tucker Cherry, 19, was charged with possessing a sexual performance by a child, a class E felony. Cherry is accused of having images depicting the sexual exploitation of children while in Glenville.

A St. George woman is facing federal charges accusing her of producing child sex abuse material three years ago with a man arrested earlier this year in Kansas in a kidnapping case.