Two Edmonton junior high students are facing child sexual exploitation charges for allegedly using AI software to generate sexualized images of classmates. The Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team (ALERT) announced the charges against the pair of 14-year-olds on Wednesday. The two are charged with voyeurism as well as making and possessing child sexual exploitation material — formerly known as child pornography.
Incident Details
Investigators said photos of several female students were taken without their consent, then loaded into AI software along with images from the girls’ social media profiles. A teacher brought the case to police attention in March after complaints from students. The two teens were charged on June 1 and cannot be identified under the Youth Criminal Justice Act.
School and Victim Protection
The junior high the boys attended is not being identified to protect the identity of the victims, ALERT said in a news release. ALERT, the Edmonton Police Service Child Protection Section, and the Zebra Centre are expected to provide more information at a Wednesday press conference.
Previous Case
This is the second time ALERT has investigated a case of AI being used to create child sexual exploitation materials in a school. In December, a high school student in Calgary was charged for sexualizing photos of numerous young girls at area schools.
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