By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. federal prosecutors are stepping up their pursuit of suspects who use artificial intelligence tools to manipulate or create child sex abuse images, as law enforcement fears the technology could spur a flood of illicit material.

A man from Newbury awaiting the start of his prison sentence on child sexual abuse image charges is accused of possessing more illegal images.

The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) has reported a significant increase in the amount of illegal AI-generated child sexual abuse imagery on the open internet.

Two reports from the same county have concluded that signs children were being sexually abused were missed. One of the cases in Northamptonshire eventually resulted in a conviction for rape. The report found risks posed to children in a known offender's extended family were not considered.

Milan A. Krekan, 37, turned himself in to police Thursday morning after being charged with possession of child pornography.

A Stroudsburg man has been sentenced after producing images containing the sexual exploitation of a child. According to The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, 50-year-old Christopher Horsefield has been sentenced to 25 years of imprisonment,

Federal prosecutors in the United States are renewing efforts to pursue suspects who use AI to create child sex abuse imagery.

A 40-year-old man was arrested on Thursday for possession of child sexual abuse material, Fresno County Sheriff’s office says.According to FCSO members of the C

ST JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. — Jacob David Jones was arrested in St. Johns County for the possession of Child Sexual Abuse Material. Jones was arrested on Wednesday.