{"schema_version":"0.10.0","id":"LR-2026-0572","record_version":1,"title":"Edmonton teens charged over AI sexualized images of classmates","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":"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":"c0dff30b8d310011b0b568dfab1ae6725ac282a25ad49247631cebef501e89cf"},"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":"2026-06-17","incident_class":"harmful_output","failure_class":null,"agent_involved":null,"secondary_failure_classes":[],"trigger":"human_misuse","duration":null,"detection_method":"unknown","summary":"Two 14-year-old boys in Edmonton were charged after allegedly using artificial intelligence software to create sexualized images of their classmates. Investigators allege the teens took photos of girls at their school without consent and also obtained photos of female classmates from social media, then used AI software to sexualize them. The investigation began in March after a teacher reported complaints from students. Investigators determined that sexualized images were shared between the two teens, but word of the images later spread through the school. Several students at a junior high school have been identified as victims. The accused have been charged with making and possessing child sexual exploitation materials and voyeurism. Investigators declined to name the application used to manipulate the photographs.","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 a bounded scope stated. Several students at one junior high school are identified as 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.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/ai-student-charges-9.7238575","publisher":"CBC","date":"2026-06-17","type":"press","title":"Edmonton teens charged with using AI to create sexually exploitative images of classmates - CBC","archived_url":null,"attachment":"first_report"}],"per_field_confidence":{"event.trigger":"C","event.incident_class":"D","impact.severity":"D","impact.severity_because":"D","event.summary":"C","system.autonomy_level":"D","system.deployment_context":"D","event.detection_method":"D","context.country":"D","system.developer":"D","event.date_disclosed":"D","context.denominator_available":"D"},"field_citations":{"event.trigger":[{"source_index":0,"quote":"Investigators allege the teens took photos of girls at their school without consent, in addition to obtaining photos of female classmates from their social media accounts, and then used AI software to sexualize the images."}],"event.incident_class":[{"source_index":0,"quote":"A pair of 14-year-old boys in Edmonton have been charged for allegedly using artificial intelligence to create child exploitation images of their classmates."}],"impact.severity":[{"source_index":0,"quote":"In a news release Wednesday, officials with Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) said several students at an Edmonton junior high school have been identified as victims of the teens, who used images of their fellow students to create sexually abusive imagery."}],"impact.severity_because":[{"source_index":0,"quote":"In a news release Wednesday, officials with Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) said several students at an Edmonton junior high school have been identified as victims of the teens, who used images of their fellow students to create sexually abusive imagery."}],"event.summary":[{"source_index":0,"quote":"A pair of 14-year-old boys in Edmonton have been charged for allegedly using artificial intelligence to create child exploitation images of their classmates."},{"source_index":0,"quote":"Investigators allege the teens took photos of girls at their school without consent, in addition to obtaining photos of female classmates from their social media accounts, and then used AI software to sexualize the images."},{"source_index":0,"quote":"Officials said the investigation began in March after receiving a report from a teacher at the school, following complaints from students."},{"source_index":0,"quote":"The investigation determined that sexualized images were shared between the two teens but word about the existence of the images eventually spread through the school, she said."},{"source_index":0,"quote":"In a news release Wednesday, officials with Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) said several students at an Edmonton junior high school have been identified as victims of the teens, who used images of their fellow students to create sexually abusive imagery."},{"source_index":0,"quote":"The accused students have since been charged with making and possessing child sexual exploitation materials as well as voyeurism."},{"source_index":0,"quote":"Investigators declined to say which application was used to manipulate the photographs."}]},"notes_on_gaps":"The sources do not name the AI software, model, developer, deployment context or lifecycle stage, so no system fields are given. No autonomous agent is described, so agent_involved is false and no failure_class is given. The year of the March investigation start is not stated in the text, so only the month is recorded. The disclosure and occurrence dates are not stated in the article body, so no event dates are given beyond the timeline. The victim count is only described as could be in the double digits, which is not a stated number, so it is not recorded. No controls held, failed or were missing in a stated way, and no remediation is reported, so those lists are empty. Root cause, responsible party, detection method and reversibility are not stated. Severity moderate is my judgement from the bounded scope of several students at one school. The Calgary, Ottawa and Halifax cases are other incidents and are excluded. The trigger human_misuse is my reading of the teens' stated conduct. 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