{"schema_version":"0.10.0","id":"LR-2026-0333","record_version":1,"title":"Peachtree City man allegedly created child pornography with AI","verification":{"human_verified":false,"method":"automated_gate","auto_verified":true,"score":41.5,"score_breakdown":{"source_authority":12.1,"independent_corroboration":7.0,"implicated_party_confirmed":0.0,"citation_integrity":14.0,"specificity":0.0,"completeness":2.24,"unhedged_language":4.09},"checks":{"schema_valid":true,"every_field_cited":true,"quotes_verbatim":true,"source_fetched":true,"distinct_incident":true,"dates_plausible":true,"sources_agree":true,"source_describes_incident":true,"severe_backed_by_source":true,"record_integrity":true,"eligible":true,"about_this_case":true},"gate_version":"gate-2026-10-18.7","cross_check_model":null,"cross_check_agreement":null,"duplicate_of":null,"verified_by":null,"verified_at":"2026-11-01","extraction_run_id":null,"evidence_level":{"level":"preliminary","reason":"1 report: FOX 5 Atlanta · subject to change","original_document":null,"reports_total":1,"reports_independent":1,"reports_derivative":0,"developing":false,"disputed":false,"rules_version":"evidence-2026-10-29.1","computed_at":"2026-11-01","history":[{"date":"2026-11-01","from_level":null,"to_level":"preliminary","reason":"1 report: FOX 5 Atlanta · subject to change"}]},"sources_hash":"a050072e7df237aa2dbe55c3d9ef75f4c9d21fddc27358872e6f08306a2effea"},"system":{"model_name":null,"model_version":null,"developer":"unknown","harness":null,"tools_granted":[],"permissions_scope":null,"autonomy_level":"unknown","guardrails_present":[],"deployment_context":"unknown","tier":null,"lifecycle_stage":null,"integration_type":null,"intended_use":null,"safeguard_state":null,"production_intended":null},"event":{"date_occurred":null,"date_disclosed":"2025-11-25","incident_class":"harmful_output","failure_class":null,"agent_involved":null,"secondary_failure_classes":[],"trigger":"unknown","duration":null,"detection_method":"unknown","summary":"Police in Peachtree City, Georgia say a man allegedly used AI software to digitally manipulate real photographs of a child he knew into pornographic images. The photographs were allegedly taken between the ages of 12 and 19. Officers served a search warrant at his home and seized his phone and other electronic devices. Investigators say they uncovered thousands of photos, and he has been charged with 49 counts, one per confirmed image. He was arrested and booked on those counts and has since been released on bond. Police said investigators do not believe there are additional victims. The case remains under investigation as law enforcement analyzes the seized devices. The reporting does not describe the AI software, its developer, or any failure of safeguards.","tags":[],"date_detected":null,"near_miss":null,"root_cause":null,"root_cause_detail":null,"failure_class_detail":null,"responsible_party":null,"adversarial_actor":null,"input_provenance":null,"time_to_contain":null,"operations_paused":null,"remediation":null,"precursor_events":null},"impact":{"direct_loss_usd":null,"remediation_hours":null,"records_exposed":null,"third_parties_affected_count":null,"severity":"moderate","severity_because":"Moderate test: data of others (the victim's real photographs) was touched, and the scope is bounded because police say investigators do not believe there are additional victims.","harm_class":[],"affected_description":null,"protected_class_involved":null,"data_categories_exposed":[],"loss_range_usd":null,"reversibility":null,"downstream_exposure_count":null},"evidence":{"sources":[{"url":"https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/peachtree-city-man-accused-using-ai-create-child-sexual-abuse-images","publisher":"FOX 5 Atlanta","date":"2025-11-25","type":"press","title":"Peachtree City man allegedly created child pornography with AI - FOX 5 Atlanta","archived_url":null,"attachment":"first_report","independence":"independent"}],"per_field_confidence":{"event.incident_class":"C","context.country":"C","impact.severity":"D","impact.severity_because":"D","event.summary":"C","system.autonomy_level":"D","system.deployment_context":"D","event.trigger":"D","event.detection_method":"D","system.developer":"D","event.date_disclosed":"D","context.denominator_available":"D"},"field_citations":{"event.incident_class":[{"source_index":0,"quote":"According to Peachtree City Police, 42-year-old Justin Maloy allegedly took actual photographs of the child between the ages of 12 and 19, then used AI software to digitally manipulate the images into pornographic material."}],"context.country":[{"source_index":0,"quote":"Authorities emphasize that the use of artificial intelligence does not change the crime — the images are still considered child sexual abuse material under Georgia law."}],"impact.severity":[{"source_index":0,"quote":"Police said Maloy most recently worked for a basement and foundation inspection company and that, at this time, investigators do not believe there are additional victims."}],"impact.severity_because":[{"source_index":0,"quote":"Police said Maloy most recently worked for a basement and foundation inspection company and that, at this time, investigators do not believe there are additional victims."}],"event.summary":[{"source_index":0,"quote":"According to Peachtree City Police, 42-year-old Justin Maloy allegedly took actual photographs of the child between the ages of 12 and 19, then used AI software to digitally manipulate the images into pornographic material."},{"source_index":0,"quote":"Body camera video released by police shows officers serving a search warrant at Maloy’s home, where they seized his phone and multiple electronic devices."},{"source_index":0,"quote":"Investigators say they uncovered thousands of photos, though Maloy has been charged with 49 counts, representing one charge per confirmed image in the case."},{"source_index":0,"quote":"Maloy was arrested and booked on 49 counts of sexual exploitation of children."},{"source_index":0,"quote":"He has since been released on bond."},{"source_index":0,"quote":"Police said Maloy most recently worked for a basement and foundation inspection company and that, at this time, investigators do not believe there are additional victims."},{"source_index":0,"quote":"The case remains under investigation as law enforcement continues analyzing the seized devices."}]},"notes_on_gaps":"The sources describe a criminal case with allegations only; no court finding is reported. No autonomous agent is described, so agent fields, failure classes and controls were left out; the human user operated unnamed AI software. The AI product, developer, model, harness, and safeguards are not named. Dates of occurrence and detection are not stated; the article date 2025-11-25 was not treated as a disclosure date. Detection method, trigger, root cause and responsible party are not stated. Severity 'moderate' is my judgement: the victim's photographs were touched and police state the scope as bounded. The 'thousands of photos' figure is not a records count and was not used; the 49 counts are charges, not exposed records. Context country US is inferred from Georgia law stated in the source. 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