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Man who used AI to create child abuse images jailed for 18 years
Hugh Nelson, 27, from Bolton, jailed after transforming normal pictures of children into sexual abuse imagery
Nelson was caught after he told an undercover police officer in an online chatroom that he charged £80 to create a new character, using supplied pictures, Bolton crown court heard. “It is extremely disturbing that Hugh Nelson was able to take normal photographs of children and, using AI tools and a computer programme, transform them and create images of the most depraved nature to sell and share online,” Jeanette Smith, specialist prosecutor for the CPS, said. I hope this conviction sends a clear message to those who exploit this technology and inflict harm on children: you will be robustly pursued by law enforcement, prosecuted by the CPS and brought to justice.”
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