“thegentlemanpervert” producing AI CSAM is a NJ prosecutor, say cops

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A New Jersey deputy attorney general is accused of possessing and distributing AI-generated child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and criminal use of a communication facility; police say his online alias was thegentlemanpervert. He had worked there since 2016 handling insurance fraud cases; district attorney Joe Khan said the state, consistent with the DOJ, treats AI CSAM as equally harmful as real CSAM.

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Fitzgerald’s is a rare case where an official employed by the state’s top law enforcement and legal office has been accused of making and distributing AI CSAM, although some cops have been arrested for the crime. Earlier this year, a Pennsylvania cop was arrested for making AI porn from photos on driver’s licenses, and more recently in Korea, a police officer was arrested for making AI porn, including CSAM, The Korea Times reported.

In New Jersey, the deputy attorney general has been charged with possession of CSAM, dissemination of photos or film of CSAM, and “criminal use of a communication facility,” detectives said.

According to his LinkedIn, Fitzgerald had served as deputy attorney general since 2016, preparing insurance fraud and insurance licensee cases for trial as a state prosecutor. New Jersey’s district attorney, Joe Khan, said in a statement that New Jersey is aligned with the DOJ in viewing AI CSAM as being as harmful as CSAM.

“No one is above the law, least of all someone entrusted with upholding it,” Khan said. “Our office will pursue these cases aggressively and hold offenders fully accountable, regardless of their profession or title.”