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Joseph L. Mello III
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Incident 18263 Report
Rhode Island Youth Athletics Instructor Allegedly Used AI to Create Sexual Abuse Imagery of Children
2026-04-15
Federal prosecutors alleged that Joseph L. Mello III, a former gymnastics and dance instructor in Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts, used photographs of children he knew to generate sexually abusive synthetic images and videos with AI tools including SwapX and Grok. Investigators said more than 50 girls were identified as subjects of the alleged imagery. Mello was federally charged, and the allegations have not been adjudicated.
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