A Bethlehem man is among the first people to be convicted under a Pennsylvania law passed last year, making it a crime to possess AI-generated child pornography, according to a news release.
Adam Erdman, 35, pleaded guilty Tuesday, according to the news release from the Lehigh County District Attorney’s Office.
The release says Erdman downloaded photos of children on vacation from their parent’s social media account, and then used artificial intelligence photo-editing software to make the children appear naked.
He saved three photos on his computer, the release says. His estranged wife found them and contacted police March 31, the release says. It says he was charged on April 17.
Erdman pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count of possession of materials depicting child sexual abuse.
“He is in counseling. He wants to apologize to the victims and the community,” defense attorney Michael Ira Stump said Tuesday. “He regrets creating the images with artificial intelligence. He accepts full responsibility.”
Erdman is scheduled for sentencing and a hearing to determine whether he is a sexually violent predator on Dec. 15 before Lehigh County Judge Anna-Kristie M. Marks.
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