Good: SB 740 and SB 471 — both of which deal with digital technology and child pornography. SB 740 would make it illegal to use digital manipulation to alter any sexually explicit media (image, video, etc.) to include the image of an actual minor to make it look like the minor is ...
MORGANTOWN — The Senate advanced two bills to the House on Tuesday, both aimed at combating AI-era child pornography. SB 740 criminalizes altering a photograph, image, video clip, movie, or recording containing sexually explicit conduct by inserting the image of an actual minor so it ...
MORGANTOWN – Legislators advanced several bills to combat “deep fake” child porn on Wednesday. The House Artificial Intelligence Committee approved HB 5516 to criminalize the use of deep fake images for child porn and for revenge porn. It defines deep fake as “a visual depiction ...
A Morgantown man was indicted by a federal grand jury this week following an FBI investigation into his possession and receipt of child pornography. According to United States District Court records, Christopher Harp, 38, of Morgantown, was charged on Tuesday with three counts of ...
The former CASA for Kids office staff member accused of distribution of materials depicting minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct is scheduled for a preliminary hearing Monday morning in Monongalia County Magistrate Court. Jessica Joelle Pepper, 25, of Morgantown, was let go from the ...
A Morgantown man accused of posting child pornography online is currently being held at North Central Regional Jail on $25,000 bond. Garrick Gene Rollison, 22, of Morgantown, allegedly uploaded a video that appeared to show “a female being sexually assaulted,” according to the criminal ...