A U.S. soldier in Alaska is facing federal charges after prosecutors say that he used artificial intelligence to create sexual images of children whom he knew — including those around his own daughter’s age.
Spc. Seth Herrera, 34, who is stationed at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, was arrested last week on three charges that stem from his possession of thousands of images that prosecutors say depicted the violent sexual abuse of children, including infants.
Herrera’s charges come just months after federal officials charged a Wisconsin man with similar allegations in a case that is believed to be the first attempt to prosecute the creation of child sexual abuse material entirely through AI.
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In court documents, prosecutors say that Herrera is a heavy vehicle driver for the Army who regularly drives supplies between Anchorage and Fairbanks.
John Pennell, a spokesman for the Army, told Military.com that Herrera joined the service in November 2019, and was stationed at Fort Sill, Oklahoma; Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri; Fort Bliss, Texas; and in South Korea before being assigned to the 11th Airborne Division and arriving in Alaska in August 2023.
According to court documents, investigators found that Herrera’s three Samsung Galaxy cellphones were “replete with contraband” and “contained, among other evidence,…
