{"meta":{"exportedAt":"2026-10-28T07:26:35.933Z","formatVersion":2,"selection":{"q":"child-sexual-exploitation","system":"","harm":"","context":"","country":"","role":"","relation":"core","evidence":"","year":"","response":"minors","severity":"","verification":"","view":"incidents","sort":"added"},"totalIncidents":1,"coverage":{"cases":1,"countries":1,"languages":1,"unknownLocation":0,"locationPending":0,"unknownLanguage":0,"unknownDate":1,"lawsuits":0,"regulatory":0,"minors":1,"coreRelations":1,"contextualRelations":0,"mixedRelations":0,"unknownRelations":0,"relationPending":0,"relationUnknown":0},"countingNote":"Distinct public cases in this selection. People counts apply within individual cases only; cross-case person overlap has not been resolved. No population incidence estimate.","affectedCountNote":"Interpret person counts with affectedCountStatus and the reported effects. 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-canyon-county-idaho-man-sentenced-for-using-ai-to-turn-a-teens-facebook-photos-into-sexually-exploitative-videos","caseFacts":{"claims":[{"id":"c1","status":"reported","evidence":[{"locator":"'to 10 years fixed followed by 20 years indeterminate for one count of Producing Sexually Exploitative Material of a Child'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"},{"locator":"'on Oct. 26 sentenced'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s2"},{"locator":"'pleaded guilty to a felony charge of Producing Sexually Exploitative Material of a Child'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s3"}],"assertion":"The man pleaded guilty to one count of producing sexually exploitative material of a child and on 26 October 2026 was sentenced to 10 years fixed followed by 20 years indeterminate.","causal_attribution":"Prosecutor's office account of the plea and sentence, relayed by two stations."},{"id":"c2","status":"reported","evidence":[{"locator":"'took photographs of the teen from Facebook and used artificial intelligence software to turn them into pornographic videos'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"},{"locator":"'after admitting he used artificial intelligence to create sexually exploitative material depicting a teenager he knew'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s2"},{"locator":"'used artificial intelligence software to turn them into exploitative videos'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s3"}],"assertion":"According to the prosecutor's office, he took photographs of a teen he knew from Facebook and used artificial intelligence software to turn them into pornographic videos; KTVB reports that he admitted using artificial intelligence to create the material.","causal_attribution":"The prosecutor's account after a guilty plea; the AI software turned the photos into the exploitative videos that harmed the victim. The tool is not named."},{"id":"c3","status":"reported","evidence":[{"locator":"'Police discovered the material after a traffic stop in Greenleaf in May 2026'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"},{"locator":"'The case came to light after a traffic stop in Greenleaf in May 2026'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s2"}],"assertion":"Police discovered the material after a traffic stop in Greenleaf in May 2026.","causal_attribution":"Date of discovery from the prosecutor's account; when the videos were made is not stated."},{"id":"c4","status":"reported","evidence":[{"locator":"'In a statement, the victim told the court about the toll'; 'Think about what it means to look at yourself and feel disgusted'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s1"},{"locator":"'The victim testified in court'","relation":"supports","source_id":"s3"}],"assertion":"The victim gave a statement to the court describing feeling disgusted looking at themselves because someone else chose to violate them.","causal_attribution":"The victim's statement as quoted by the prosecutor's office and KBOI."}],"effects":[{"label":"teenager depicted in AI-made sexually exploitative videos created from Facebook photos; the victim described feeling disgusted and violated","claim_id":"c4","direction":"negative"}],"sources":[{"id":"s1","url":"https://www.canyoncounty.id.gov/canyon-county-man-sentenced-to-up-to-30-years-in-prison-for-using-ai-to-create-sexually-exploitative-material-of-a-child/","kind":"official_statement","access":"read","language":"en","translation_note":"Read in English by the research agent (an AI) on 2026-10-28; no translation needed. Release of the Canyon County Prosecuting Attorney's Office.","independence_group":"canyon-county-prosecutor-release-oct-2026"},{"id":"s2","url":"https://www.ktvb.com/article/news/crime/canyon-county-man-sentenced-prison-ai-create-child-porn/277-3b732b91-9483-47d7-a167-ce4ed12daf3e","kind":"news_report","access":"read","language":"en","translation_note":"Read in English by the research agent (an AI) on 2026-10-28; no translation needed. Read through the MSN syndication copy of the KTVB report (assets.msn.com AA2gcdgq); KTVB attributes its account to the prosecutor's office and its news release.","independence_group":"canyon-county-prosecutor-release-oct-2026"},{"id":"s3","url":"https://idahonews.com/news/local/idaho-man-used-teens-facebook-ai-to-create-child-sex-abuse-material","kind":"news_report","access":"read","language":"en","translation_note":"Read in English by the research agent (an AI) on 2026-10-28; no translation needed. KBOI report; its account matches the prosecutor's release and is treated as dependent on it.","independence_group":"canyon-county-prosecutor-release-oct-2026"}],"version":1,"ai_roles":["others_use"],"contexts":["privacy","justice"],"unknowns":["Which AI software was used.","When the videos were made, beyond being found in May 2026.","Whether the videos were shared with anyone.","The victim's age beyond being a teenager."],"geography":{"basis":"The prosecutor's office is in Caldwell, Idaho, the case was sentenced by an Idaho district judge, and police found the material at a traffic stop in Greenleaf, Idaho. Where the victim lives is not stated beyond being a teen the offender knew.","court_countries":["US"],"event_countries":["US"],"affected_person_countries":[]},"publication":{"basis":"Published as a core case (depicted_or_impersonated): the prosecutor's office says, after a guilty plea, that the man used AI software to turn a teenager's photos into sexually exploitative videos, KTVB reports he admitted it, and the victim told the court of the harm. All sources rest on the prosecutor's account.","reviewed_on":"2026-10-28"},"ai_involvement":{"basis":"The Canyon County Prosecuting Attorney's Office, after a guilty plea, says the man used artificial intelligence software to turn a teenager's Facebook photographs into pornographic videos, and KTVB reports that he admitted using AI. The AI-generated videos depicting the teenager are the material behind the conviction and the victim's described harm. The software is not named.","status":"reported"},"person_relations":["depicted_or_impersonated"]},"name":"Canyon County, Idaho, man sentenced to up to 30 years after prosecutors say he used AI to turn a teen's Facebook photos into sexually exploitative videos","summary":"On 26 October 2026 a judge in Canyon County, Idaho, sentenced a man to 10 years fixed followed by 20 years indeterminate for producing sexually exploitative material of a child, after he pleaded guilty. According to the Canyon County Prosecuting Attorney's Office, he took photographs of a teenager he knew from Facebook and used artificial intelligence software to turn them into pornographic videos; KTVB reports that he admitted using AI. Police found the material after a traffic stop in Greenleaf in May 2026. The victim told the court about the toll on their life, saying they felt disgusted looking at themselves because someone else chose to violate them. The tool used is not named.","incidentKind":"single_event","incidentDatePrecision":"unknown","exposurePattern":"unknown","reportedDate":"2026-10-26","aiSystem":"Unnamed artificial intelligence software that the offender used to turn a teenager's Facebook photographs into pornographic videos, according to the Canyon County prosecutor","aiProduct":"Unidentified video tool","severity":"high","verificationStatus":"credible","harmCategories":[],"harmOutcomes":["exploitation_or_abuse","psychological_distress"],"harmOutcomeSummary":"A teenager's Facebook photographs were turned into sexually exploitative videos with AI software, according to the prosecutor; the victim told the court of feeling disgusted and violated (Canyon County Prosecuting Attorney's Office; KBOI).","frameworkFacets":[],"causationStatus":"supported","participantUsersAffectedMin":0,"otherPeopleHarmedMin":1,"affectedCountStatus":"exact","affectedCountEvidence":"One person: the teenager depicted in the material, who gave a statement to the court (prosecutor's release; KBOI). The offender is not counted.","victimAgeRange":"minor","jurisdiction":"US-ID","platformType":"other","outcomeStatus":"resolved","primarySourceUrl":"https://www.canyoncounty.id.gov/canyon-county-man-sentenced-to-up-to-30-years-in-prison-for-using-ai-to-create-sexually-exploitative-material-of-a-child/","primarySourceLabel":"Canyon County Prosecuting Attorney's Office, 26 October 2026: man sentenced to up to 30 years for using AI to create sexually exploitative material of a child","firstPublishedAt":"2026-10-28T03:19:10.954264+00:00","updatedAt":"2026-10-28T03:19:10.954264+00:00","scopeVersion":"facts-v3","tags":["ai-generated-sexual-images","child-sexual-exploitation","sentencing","idaho"]}]}