Child Sexual Abuse Material

Nathaniel Byrd, a former youth coach in Caldwell County, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison and 30 years of supervised release for receiving child sexual abuse material. The sentence was announced by the U.S. attorney for the Western District of North Carolina after Byrd pleaded guilty and admitted downloading the material following a phone seizure during a search at his home in Hudson.

A North Carolina man received 21 years after breaking into an elderly Hendersonville man's home. In a separate incident, another man in Cookeville is facing serious charges because police discovered child sexual abuse material at his residence.

Researchers found over 50 ads on Meta platforms that violated the company's policies by containing AI-generated child sexual abuse material (CSAM). The ads were identified across Meta properties, highlighting a breach of the company's content safety guidelines.

Meta's CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, apologized to the Indian government for child sexual abuse material and operational errors on the company's platforms, including deepfake content. The apology was conveyed during a meeting with Meta executives, as reported by local TV channels and Moneycontrol.

Apple suspended Telegram after finding content that violated its guidelines against child sexual abuse material. The suspension followed a review of content posted by one user.

Two men were arrested in Isle of Wight County, Virginia, following investigations into the online distribution of Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM). The arrests were part of a collaboration between the Isle of Wight County Sheriff's Office and regional law enforcement agencies through the Southern Virginia Internet Crimes Against Children (SOVA ICAC) task force.

The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) has introduced K-9 Chip, a dog trained to detect hidden electronics that may contain child sexual abuse material. Chip also serves as a certified therapy dog for young victims during testimony.

Jeffrey Thomas Simon, 39, pleaded guilty to coercing a 13-year-old girl into sexual exploitation through threatening messages. Court documents revealed he also targeted another 14-year-old girl via Discord, demanding nude photos and threatening kidnapping. Simon faces federal and state charges, including criminal sexual conduct and possession of child sexual abuse material.

A Plantation man was arrested and faces federal charges for possessing child sexual abuse videos showing over 100 victims after customs officers found illicit content on his phone during a cruise inspection. Authorities allege he downloaded the videos while the ship was docked in the Bahamas and paid for them using cryptocurrency.

A 30-year-old man was arrested in Nashville after an 11-month investigation revealed he possessed thousands of files containing child sexual abuse material. Over 100 electronic devices were seized, and he has been charged with sexual exploitation of a minor, held on a $40,000 bond.

A 26-year-old Cutler Bay man, Fabian Izaguirre Cepero, will remain in jail after being arrested for voyeurism and indecent exposure following an incident involving a 12-year-old girl. He was previously accused of placing a phone in a Target dressing room in 2025 and is already on bond for 17 counts related to child sexual abuse material.

FBI agents arrested Roger Ignacio Sanchez, 63, in Northwest Miami-Dade after a raid revealed he was distributing child sexual abuse material via an unnamed application. Authorities reported he shared explicit content, including a video of a 4-year-old victim, in chat rooms and expressed interest in children aged 6 to 16. Sanchez faces two federal charges and posted a $250,000 bond ahead of his August 12 arraignment.

An undocumented immigrant in Mecklenburg County has been indicted for allegedly distributing child sexual abuse material and possessing content involving prepubescent minors. The charges relate to the distribution and possession of illegal material depicting children.

Fabian Izaguirre Cepero, a Cutler Bay man accused of possessing child sexual abuse material, is now charged with voyeurism and indecent exposure after allegedly exposing himself to a 12-year-old girl outside her home. Deputies arrested him following reports of him lingering and masturbating near the girl's bedroom window.

A Miami-Dade man was arrested for possessing 21 files of child sexual abuse material depicting children under 10, including some under 2. The suspect, Douglas Algaba, admitted to some extent but his statement was redacted, and he remains jailed on immigration hold despite being granted a bond.

Esequiel Gonzales remains jailed after withdrawing his bond request following accusations of sexually abusing a 5-year-old child and producing child sexual abuse material. He faces multiple felony charges, including aggravated sexual battery of a child and producing child pornography.

A California school proctor was arrested for allegedly contacting minors to obtain child sexual abuse material. The suspect, Dylan Patrick Beckham, 22, of Victorville, was identified by the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department following a CyberTip from the National Center for Missing [...]

xAI is suing Terry Wayne Harwood for allegedly using Grok AI to generate and distribute child sexual abuse material (CSAM). Harwood faces eight felony charges for possessing and distributing CSAM, with some images allegedly created or altered using Grok.

Former federal agent Timothy Gregg was sentenced to seven years in prison for producing and transporting child sexual abuse material. He used his government-issued email to book hotel rooms where he encountered an underage victim. Officials from Homeland Security Investigations and FBI confirmed his role in the crimes.

A 73-year-old man in Hanover County's Mechanicsville area has been charged with possessing child sexual abuse material following an investigation by local authorities.

A 44-year-old man from Virginia Beach was arrested after digital files containing child sexual abuse material were found on his electronic devices, according to the Virginia Beach Police Department.

The Centre is reviewing messaging platforms' responses to a notice regarding the username feature. Meta has submitted responses to notices related to child sexual abuse material.

The European Parliament passed Chat Control 2.0, a law allowing companies like Google, Meta, and Microsoft to scan users' messages for child sexual abuse material (CSAM).

A 74-year-old man from Wadsworth is accused of downloading nearly 200,000 files of child sexual abuse material and faces child pornography charges. Police used Electronic Storage Detection K9s during the investigation leading to his arrest.

A Libertyville middle school teacher has been ordered held pending trial after prosecutors allege he secretly recorded students and used artificial intelligence to create child sexual abuse material.

Kenneth Harris, a 56-year-old West Monroe man, was rearrested by the Louisiana Attorney General’s Office and charged with 200 counts of child sexual abuse material. He was previously arrested in June 2026 for indecent behavior with juveniles and computer-aided solicitation of juveniles, released on a $50,000 bond, and later re-arrested after a forensic search of his devices.

The government's Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has ordered Instagram to disable ads and content promoting child sexual abuse material (CSEAM) and demanded a detailed explanation within seven days.

The government is summoning Meta for action over Instagram ads promoting child sexual abuse material. It also questioned Meta about potential cybercrime risks from WhatsApp's new feature under the IT Act.

A Los Angeles man was charged with distributing and producing child sexual abuse material. Andrew Patrick Dominguez, a registered sex offender, is accused of attempting to entice three minors to engage in sexually explicit conduct for visual depiction.

Austin serial killer Raul Meza may be facing a new charge after child sexual abuse material was found on his phone, according to a source. The information was reported by FOX 7 Austin's Meredith Aldis.

A U.S. Army soldier stationed at Joint Base Langley-Eustis was sentenced to 18 years in prison for possessing 300 images and videos of child sexual abuse material on his electronic devices.

A 22-year-old elementary school proctor in San Bernardino County is in custody for possessing child sexual abuse material and engaging in lewd acts in public. The investigation was conducted by the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department’s Specialized Investigations Division, Crimes Against Children Detail.

A cyber tip regarding suspected child sexual abuse material led to the arrest of a man in Cookeville last week. The individual faces charges related to child sex crimes.

A 43-year-old Cookeville man was arrested and charged with child sex crimes after police traced illegal downloads to his residence. The investigation began when Google alerted authorities about uploaded files, leading to a search warrant that recovered child sexual abuse material from his cellphone.

A Pittsburgh man was arrested at Port Everglades after federal agents found child sexual abuse videos on his cellphone following a cruise ship disembarkation. Joseph Samuel Doria admitted to possessing and distributing the material, which included videos of toddlers being sexually abused, and faces federal charges for possession and transportation of child sexual abuse material.

A Cookeville man was arrested after a cybertip investigation linked him to child sexual abuse material. Detectives executed a search warrant at his residence, seizing a cellphone containing the material, leading to charges against Justin Whitaker.

Matthew Stilwell, a 25-year-old Illinois man, faces federal charges for attempting to produce and possess child sexual abuse material after being arrested for voyeurism on a Royal Caribbean cruise ship. Authorities found AI-generated nude images of minors on his phone, including photos of a 13-year-old girl and other teenagers.

A man from Huntersville was convicted and sentenced for transporting child pornography, with over 1,600 Child Sexual Abuse Material files found. The case involved the transportation of illegal content.

Michael David Bulanda, a 37-year-old man from New Boston, pleaded guilty to attempting to coerce and entice a minor in an online exploitation case. During an FBI investigation into another individual's child exploitation charges, authorities found Bulanda shared a nude image of a minor and provided personal details to facilitate blackmail and intimidation schemes.

A sailor in Norfolk, Va., was sentenced to 10 years in prison for the coercion and enticement of a minor. Bailey Dwayne Burnett, 26, exchanged child sexual abuse material with another sailor, Zhane Tavern Elamin.