Hugh Nelson, 27, from Bolton, jailed after transforming normal pictures of children into sexual abuse imagery

Hugh Nelson, 27, from Bolton, jailed after transforming normal pictures of children into sexual abuse imagery

A man who used AI to create child abuse images using photographs of real children has been sentenced to 18 years in prison.

In the first prosecution of its kind in the UK, Hugh Nelson, 27, from Bolton, was convicted of 16 child sexual abuse offences in August, after an investigation by Greater Manchester police (GMP).

Nelson had used Daz 3D, a computer programme with an AI function, to transform “normal” images of children into sexual abuse imagery, Greater Manchester police said. In some cases, paedophiles had commissioned the images, supplying photographs of children with whom they had contact in real life.

He was also found guilty of encouraging other offenders to commit rape.

  • curbstickle@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    2·
    18 days ago

    Commissioning as in a buyer has an interest in a particular child. They ask the guy using ai to make a custom bit of CSAM, so the buyer can have CSAM of that specific child.

    That kind of commissioning.

    • Mango@lemmy.worldEnglish
      22·
      18 days ago

      Okay, but if I ask someone to draw me a picture of Nicholas Cage naked, is that stalking him? What if I have Nick Cage pictures all over my walls and even ceiling and my phone wallpaper? Is that stalking? Does it help if I’m really horny for him? And I touch myself?

      • curbstickle@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        31·
        18 days ago

        We aren’t talking about a famous person.

        We are talking about someone taking pictures of kids they know to have someone else turn it into CSAM.

        The comparison you are trying to make is completely irrelevant. The fact that you see it as a comparison makes it even worse.

        • Mango@lemmy.worldEnglish
          22·
          18 days ago

          Do famous people have certain exemptions? Fewer rights?

          You can definitely say that them going around trying to get the pictures to begin with is stalking though. I pretty well didn’t consider that step and was focused on the AI bit.

          • curbstickle@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
            32·
            18 days ago

            The AI part is a continuation.

            And this…

            Do famous people have certain exemptions? Fewer rights?

            Is completely irrelevant and ridiculous as a comment.

            You are comparing a household name and likeness to a child that someone wants to sexually abuse, is near, and able to get pictures of.

            Stop talking about celebrities and come on down to reality please.