35 year old Adam Erdman of Bethlehem pleaded guilty in September to one count of Child Sex Abuse Material. This week, he became the first to be convicted and sentenced under a state ban on artificially-generated sexual depictions of children.
Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan praised the law, which he says allows authorities to arrest individuals who “use evolving technology to victimize others.”
Erdman was reported by his estranged wife, who allegedly found an email on his account containing three AI-generated nude images of underaged girls. An investigation found that he had obtained innocent photos from social media of two minors and used artificial intelligence software to alter the images so that they appeared naked…