NJ prosecutor accused of producing AI CSAM
The gist
New Jersey deputy attorney general Brian Richard Fitzgerald was charged with three felonies over AI-generated child sexual abuse material.
The case tests whether AI-made abuse images are treated as CSAM by US prosecutors.
How it unfolded
- Jul 10, 2026The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children received a cybertip about an illicit image shared by a Discord user.
- Oct 15, 2026Investigators searched Fitzgerald's home and recovered prompts and scripts used to create AI-generated child sexual abuse material; he was arrested at his Lower Makefield home and arraigned that morning.
- Oct 15, 2026Fitzgerald was charged with three felonies: possession of child sexual abuse material, dissemination of photos or film of child sexual abuse material, and criminal use of a communication facility.