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Unquantified zeros are placeholders, not a measured zero.","source":"AI incidents","publisher":"NOPE","url":"https://nope.net/incidents","license":"CC BY 4.0"},"incidents":[{"id":"2026-pennsylvania-police-say-mall-worker-used-grok-to-turn-park-photo-of-teen-girl-into-sexual-abuse-material","caseFacts":{"claims":[{"id":"c1","status":"reported","evidence":[{"locator":"'took a photo of a teen girl at the' ... 'used the AI app Grok to create child pornography.'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"}],"assertion":"Police say that in one case the man photographed a teenage girl in a public park and used the AI app Grok to create child sexual abuse material.","causal_attribution":"Police account relayed by NBC10; the technical basis for identifying Grok is not described."},{"id":"c2","status":"reported","evidence":[{"locator":"'investigators searched through the devices and found hundreds of videos and photos of AI-generated child sexual abuse material, according to officials. They also found child pornography that was not AI-generated as well as over 150 upskirt videos of women and teen girls, investigators said.'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"}],"assertion":"Officials say a search of his devices found hundreds of AI-generated child sexual abuse videos and photos, other child sexual abuse material that was not AI-generated, and more than 150 upskirt videos of women and teenage girls.","causal_attribution":"Investigators' account relayed by NBC10."},{"id":"c3","status":"reported","evidence":[{"locator":"'The investigation began on June 18, 2026, when a woman contacted' ... 'The woman showed police pictures she had taken of the images.'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"}],"assertion":"The investigation began on 18 June 2026 after a woman reported seeing AI-generated child sexual abuse videos and upskirt photos on the man's phone and showed police pictures of them.","causal_attribution":"Criminal complaint and police account relayed by NBC10."},{"id":"c4","status":"reported","evidence":[{"locator":"'is charged with multiple counts of photograph/film/depict on computer sex act-child, child sexual abuse material, invasion of privacy, and criminal use of communication facility.' ... 'was arrested on Oct. 21, 2026, and posted bail. His next preliminary hearing is scheduled for Oct. 30, 2026.' ... 'the employee has been placed on leave, effective immediately,'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"}],"assertion":"He was arrested on 21 October 2026, charged with offences including child sexual abuse material and invasion of privacy, posted bail and faces a preliminary hearing on 30 October 2026; his employer placed him on leave.","causal_attribution":"Procedural facts reported by NBC10; charges are allegations."}],"effects":[{"label":"teenage girl photographed in a park and depicted in child sexual abuse material made with Grok, according to police","claim_id":"c1","direction":"negative"}],"sources":[{"id":"s1","url":"https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/kop-mall-worker-accused-of-taking-upskirt-photos-and-creating-ai-child-porn/4484522/","kind":"news_report","access":"read","language":"en","translation_note":"Read in English on 2026-10-24 from the NBC10 Philadelphia page of 23 October 2026 (HTTP 200).","independence_group":"nbc10-philadelphia-police-and-complaint"}],"version":1,"ai_roles":["others_use"],"contexts":["privacy","justice"],"unknowns":["When the photo was taken and the Grok material made.","How investigators identified Grok and whether the other AI-generated files depict real, identifiable children.","Whether the girl or her family has been told, and any reported effect on her.","The outcome of the preliminary hearing and any plea."],"geography":{"basis":"NBC10 reports that the photographs were taken at a Pennsylvania mall, parks and other public places, and that Pennsylvania township police investigated and charged the man. Where the girl lives is not stated.","court_countries":["US"],"event_countries":["US"],"affected_person_countries":[]},"publication":{"basis":"Published as a core case (depicted_or_impersonated): investigating police say a man used the AI app Grok to turn a photo he took of a teenage girl in a park into child sexual abuse material, and he is charged. The charges are unproven and how Grok was identified is not described.","reviewed_on":"2026-10-24"},"ai_involvement":{"basis":"Investigating police, as reported by NBC10 Philadelphia, say the man took a photo of a teenage girl in a public park and used the AI app Grok to create child sexual abuse material from it (depicted_or_impersonated); investigators also describe hundreds of AI-generated files on his devices. The attribution comes from the investigating police after a device search; how Grok was identified is not described.","status":"reported"},"person_relations":["depicted_or_impersonated"]},"name":"Pennsylvania police say a mall worker used Grok to turn a photo he took of a teen girl in a park into child sexual abuse material; charged","summary":"Township police in Pennsylvania say a man who worked at a shopping mall photographed a teenage girl in a public park and used the AI app Grok to create child sexual abuse material from the photo, NBC10 Philadelphia reported on 23 October 2026. Investigators say his devices held hundreds of AI-generated child sexual abuse videos and photos, other child sexual abuse material and more than 150 covert upskirt videos of women and teenage girls. The investigation began in June 2026 after a woman reported seeing such material on his phone; he was arrested on 21 October, posted bail and faces a preliminary hearing on 30 October. The charges are unproven.","incidentKind":"bounded_series","incidentDatePrecision":"unknown","exposurePattern":"unknown","reportedDate":"2026-10-23","aiSystem":"Grok, the AI app police say the man used to create child sexual abuse material from a photo he took of a teenage girl","aiProduct":"Grok (reported)","aiCompany":"xAI","severity":"high","verificationStatus":"credible","harmCategories":[],"harmOutcomes":["exploitation_or_abuse"],"harmOutcomeSummary":"According to police, a photo of a teenage girl taken in a public park was turned into child sexual abuse material with Grok (NBC10).","frameworkFacets":[],"pathwayDirection":"outward","causationStatus":"alleged","participantUsersAffectedMin":0,"otherPeopleHarmedMin":1,"affectedCountStatus":"documented_minimum","affectedCountEvidence":"At least one: police describe one teenage girl photographed in a park whose image was used with Grok. Whether the hundreds of other AI-generated files depict real children is not reported, and the women and girls filmed in upskirt videos were harmed by non-AI offences, so they are not counted here. The accused is not counted.","victimAgeRange":"minor","jurisdiction":"US-PA","platformType":"other","outcomeType":"criminal_charges","outcomeStatus":"ongoing","primarySourceUrl":"https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/kop-mall-worker-accused-of-taking-upskirt-photos-and-creating-ai-child-porn/4484522/","primarySourceLabel":"NBC10 Philadelphia, 23 October 2026: KOP Mall worker accused of taking upskirt photos and creating AI child porn","firstPublishedAt":"2026-10-24T03:10:17.323219+00:00","updatedAt":"2026-10-24T03:10:17.323219+00:00","scopeVersion":"facts-v3","tags":["grok","child_sexual_abuse_material","ai_generated_sexual_image","criminal_charges","pennsylvania"]}]}