Ohio man sentenced to 15 years for violating explicit imagery law – Spectrum News

Ohio man sentenced to 15 years for violating explicit imagery law  Spectrum News

The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Ohio said he engaged in a "campaign of harassment" against victims. Editor's Note: This article discusses sexual harassment. If you or someone you know has been sexually harassed, you can call RAINN's National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-4673. COLUMBUS, Ohio — A Columbus, Ohio, man was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Tuesday for violating the Take It Down Act, which became law on May 19 last year, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Ohio. James Strahler II, 37, pleaded guilty to various cybercrimes in April, including “real and AI-generated sexually explicit images and threats of violence to numerous victims." The U.S.

Attorney's Office, Southern District of Ohio stated that Strahler installed more than 24 AI platforms and over 100 AI web-based models on his phone, using them as a "campaign of harassment" against his victims through the form of calls, voicemails, text messages and more. He pleaded guilty to cyberstalking, producing obscene visual representations of child sex abuse and publication of digital forgeries. “The Take It Down Act was enacted to protect innocent victims from AI-generated deepfakes or intimate images shared online without permission,” stated FBI Cincinnati Special Agent in Charge Jason Cromartie. “The FBI will continue to investigate these digital crimes