Crime & Safety
'Deepfake' Porn Found On PA State Trooper's Work Computer: AG
Some files were made using artificial intelligence, aimed to resemble real people, based on existing photos and videos of them, the AG said.
HAVERTOWN, PA — A Pennsylvania State Police corporal from Delaware County used his work computer to store thousands of pornographic images, including A.I.-generated pornographic media, according to the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office
Stephen M. Kamnik, 38, of Havertown, was stationed at Troop K in Schwenksville, Montgomery County, when investigators seized his work station containing a hard drive with thousands of pornographic files, Attorney General Michelle Henry's office said Thursday.
The hard drive also contained evidence that some of the pornographic media was produced utilizing software to create "deepfakes," artificial images/videos that are created using a person’s photo or video, according to the AG's office.
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Kamnik is charged with felony unauthorized use of a computer and misdemeanor misapplication of entrusted property. Pennsylvania State Police filed the charges.
He surrendered Wednesday and was arraigned on the charges. Bail was set at $1,000 unsecured.
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According to Pennsylvania State Police, Kamnik has been a trooper since 2011, and has been suspended without pay.
The investigation is ongoing.
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