Two western Pennsylvania men have been arrested and charged in two separate cases with creating AI-generated child pornography.

According to a release from the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s office, Kenneth C. Klink, 62, of Beaver Falls, has been charged with 66 felonies regarding possession of files.

Joshua J. Crockett, 43, of Vestaburg, is charged with 33 felonies for possessing and distributing child sexual abuse material, including one count for an artificially-generated file.

Officials said Klink created images that depicted him sexually abusing children.

Investigators said after receiving tips they discovered the images on both men’s electronic devices after getting search warrants.

“Both of these cases involved proactive investigations by our agents that uncovered vile materia

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