Woodbury, NJ – Ralph C. Foy, 40, of West Deptford, was arrested and charged with possession of child sexual abuse material and creating deepfake or AI-generated child sexual abuse material on Tuesday, Prosecutor Andrew B. Johns announced.
According to documents filed in this case:
The Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office received a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children about an individual uploading child sexual abuse material (CSAM). An investigation led to the execution of a search warrant at Foy’s residence where digital media items were seized. Forensic analysis found 76 CSAM images on Foy’s personal cellphone. Additionally, investigators found several other images of a minor victim that had been digitally manipulated using artificial intelligence to convert otherwise appropriate photographs into nude images.
Foy turned himself into the Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office on Tuesday, May 5 to be processed on the two third-degree counts. The maximum term of incarceration for each of these charges is 5 years in state prison.
Prosecutor Johns credited the office’s High-Tech Crimes Unit for the investigation that led to Foy’s arrest. He also thanked the GCPO Crime Scene Investigation Unit, the GCPO Tactical Operations Team, and West Deptford Police Department for their assistance in the investigation.
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