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Hillsboro, Oregon, Man Allegedly Possessed Dozens of Purportedly AI-Generated Images Depicting Child Sexual Abuse

Parole device monitoring reportedly detected two sexualized images of children on Hillsboro, Oregon, man Daniel Bostwick's cellphone in April 2026. A subsequent search of his phone and thumb drive allegedly recovered dozens of images depicting child sexual abuse that appeared AI-generated. A federal grand jury later charged him with possessing obscene visual representations of child sex abuse; he pleaded not guilty.

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