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A LAPD-led Internet Crimes Against Children operation across Los Angeles and five Southern California counties resulted in 341 arrests and the identification/rescue of 40 children, with suspects charged for production, possession or distribution of child abuse material and related offenses.
An Ohio man, James Strahler II, became the first person convicted under the Take It Down Act for using AI to create nonconsensual intimate imagery, including child sexual abuse material. He pleaded guilty to cyberstalking, producing obscene visuals, and publishing digital forgeries after distributing hundreds of AI-generated images; the law criminalizes nonconsensual deepfakes and requires platforms to remove reported material within 48 hours, with penalties up to two years in prison for adult victims and up to three years for minor victims.
A 37-year-old American Airlines flight attendant, Estes Carter Thompson III, is being held without bail after being accused of attempting to secretly record a 14-year-old girl using an airplane bathroom and having recordings of four other minor female passengers. Thompson allegedly concealed his iPhone in the lavatory to record the girl and was arrested upon landing in Boston. The charges against him carry potential sentences of at least 15 years to 30 years in prison.