Officers say Rexburg man created AI child pornography of local minors

REXBURG — An 18-year-old has been charged aft his probation officers reportedly recovered some existent and AI kid pornography connected his phone, depicting section children successful clone intersexual scenarios.

Teegan Luthy is charged pinch six counts of felony willfully possessing kid sexually exploitative material, 4 counts of felony AI ocular practice of a minor, and 1 count of misdemeanor disseminating worldly harmful to a minor.

Court documents opportunity connected July 19, a Madison County Sheriff’s lawman learned of a “concerning” jailhouse telephone involving a probationer, Luthy, who had precocious been incarcerated successful nan Madison County Jail.

According to tribunal filings, Luthy was sentenced successful February to supervised probation aft being convicted of misdemeanor destruction, alteration, aliases concealment of evidence.

In April, he reportedly violated his probation and was required to service clip successful jail.

During his jailhouse sentence, Luthy reportedly said connected nan telephone to a family member, voicing his concerns that his probation officers took his telephone to search.

Luthy reportedly told his mother he had intersexual photos of a 16-year-old woman connected his telephone and suggested that “if probation officers looked difficult enough, they would find them.”

During nan telephone search, probation officers reportedly recovered 415 images and videos of “child intersexual maltreatment material, kid erotica, chartless property nudity, pornography, and AI-generated kid intersexual maltreatment material,” according to constabulary reports.

Officers besides discovered intersexual images of nan 16-year-old victim, and reportedly recovered that Luthy had sent naked photos of himself to nan victim.

Through nan search, officers discovered a 2nd insignificant victim, who is seen successful intersexual situations connected Luthy’s phone.

Officers besides discovered “multiple female children whose face(s) (were) utilized successful these AI images.”

After contacting section schoolhouse assets officers, officers were capable to place 15 images wherever section children’s faces were utilized to picture them successful clone intersexual scenarios successful nan AI kid pornography.

On July 30, a lawman met pinch Luthy, who declined to reply immoderate questions.

According to a news merchandise from nan Madison County Sheriff’s Office, Luthy was arrested connected Sept. 13, and booked into nan Madison County Jail pinch a enslaved of $10,000.

Luthy is expected to look for a preliminary proceeding connected Sept. 30. If convicted, he could look up to 91 years successful prison.

Though Luthy has been charged pinch these crimes, it does not needfully mean he committed them. Everyone is presumed guiltless until they are proven guilty.