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General public of Montana

Incidents Harmed By

Incident 12031 Report
Carter County, Montana Man Reportedly Charged for Creating AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Material

2025-08-21

Prosecutors in Montana reportedly charged Shy Herbert McCutchan with felony counts of sexual abuse of children, alleging he used an AI tool to manipulate images of a local child. Authorities said the purportedly AI-altered material was discovered through cloud backups linked to his accounts. The case is among the first in Montana to apply new laws targeting AI-generated or manipulated child sexual abuse content.

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Shy Herbert McCutchan

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 1203
    1 Report

    Carter County, Montana Man Reportedly Charged for Creating AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Material

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Unknown generative AI developer

Incidents involved as Developer
  • Incident 1203
    1 Report

    Carter County, Montana Man Reportedly Charged for Creating AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Material

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Unnamed Montana child

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1203
    1 Report

    Carter County, Montana Man Reportedly Charged for Creating AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Material

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Unnamed family of Montana child

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1203
    1 Report

    Carter County, Montana Man Reportedly Charged for Creating AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Material

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minors

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1203
    1 Report

    Carter County, Montana Man Reportedly Charged for Creating AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Material

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General public

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1203
    1 Report

    Carter County, Montana Man Reportedly Charged for Creating AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Material

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Unknown generative AI tool

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 1203
    1 Report

    Carter County, Montana Man Reportedly Charged for Creating AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Material

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