{"schema_version":"0.10.0","id":"LR-2026-0428","record_version":1,"title":"AI-generated child sexual abuse material case affecting former Cascade residents","verification":{"human_verified":false,"method":"automated_gate","auto_verified":true,"score":41.3,"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":3.89},"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":"Publisher not yet named · subject to change","original_document":null,"reports_total":1,"reports_independent":0,"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":"Publisher not yet named · subject to change"}]},"sources_hash":"fd3e6de7327b0a7ad1f21662a14a46f4ecb4889d6701295a22dc25e7873dbd03"},"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":"2026-02-11","incident_class":"harmful_output","failure_class":null,"agent_involved":null,"secondary_failure_classes":[],"trigger":"unknown","duration":null,"detection_method":"third_party","summary":"Photographs taken from social media were reportedly used in generative AI programs to make child sexual abuse material, according to investigators. Authorities believe roughly 450 photographs were made or identified, all showing juveniles aged six to seventeen through artificial generation. A former Cascade resident first received a message on social media, initially thought it was a scam, and learned the situation was real after contacting Montana law enforcement. According to investigators, many of the victims were former Cascade High School classmates. The Utah Attorney General's Office has charged a suspect with six counts of sexual exploitation of a minor. The sources do not state which AI system was used or when the material was made.","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 touched with bounded scope stated (roughly 450 photographs of juveniles aged six to seventeen).","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.krtv.com/news/crime-and-courts/ai-generated-child-sexual-abuse-case-impacts-former-cascade-residents","publisher":"KRTV","date":"2026-02-11","type":"press","title":"AI-generated child sexual abuse case impacts former Cascade residents - KRTV","archived_url":null,"attachment":"first_report"}],"per_field_confidence":{"event.incident_class":"C","event.detection_method":"C","impact.severity_because":"D","impact.severity":"D","event.summary":"C","system.autonomy_level":"D","system.deployment_context":"D","event.trigger":"D","context.country":"D","system.developer":"D","event.date_disclosed":"D","context.denominator_available":"D"},"field_citations":{"event.incident_class":[{"source_index":0,"quote":"Investigators informed her that photographs from social media were reportedly utilized in generative AI programs to make child sexual abuse material, generally known as CSAM."}],"event.detection_method":[{"source_index":0,"quote":"However, after contacting Montana law enforcement, she learned that the situation was real."}],"impact.severity_because":[{"source_index":0,"quote":"Authorities believe roughly 450 photographs were made or identified, some entirely naked, others changed with ill-fitting clothing, all showing juveniles aged six to seventeen through artificial generation."}],"impact.severity":[{"source_index":0,"quote":"Authorities believe roughly 450 photographs were made or identified, some entirely naked, others changed with ill-fitting clothing, all showing juveniles aged six to seventeen through artificial generation."}],"event.summary":[{"source_index":0,"quote":"Investigators informed her that photographs from social media were reportedly utilized in generative AI programs to make child sexual abuse material, generally known as CSAM."},{"source_index":0,"quote":"Authorities believe roughly 450 photographs were made or identified, some entirely naked, others changed with ill-fitting clothing, all showing juveniles aged six to seventeen through artificial generation."},{"source_index":0,"quote":"However, after contacting Montana law enforcement, she learned that the situation was real."},{"source_index":0,"quote":"According to investigators, many of the victims were former Cascade High School classmates."},{"source_index":0,"quote":"The Utah Attorney General's Office has charged him with six counts of sexual exploitation of a minor."}]},"notes_on_gaps":"The sources do not name the generative AI system, its model, version or developer, and do not state when the images were made or disclosed; the 2026-02-11 date is the article date, not an event date, so no event dates are set. The source describes a human suspect and no autonomous agent, so agent_involved is false and no failure_class is set. The trigger human_misuse and detection third_party (via law enforcement) are my judgements from the quoted facts. Severity moderate is my judgement: data of others was touched with a bounded scope (roughly 450 photographs), and no stated count of two or more affected parties meets the major test. No controls are reported as held, failed or missing, and no remediation is stated. Industry, lifecycle, deployment and financial loss are not stated. The article's sentence 'The suspect was later identified as' is treated as a naming detail and not used. 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