31-year-old Adan Covarrubias has been charged with possession of computer-generated child pornography, charges made possible under Senate Bill 20.
CARRIZO SPRINGS, Texas — A man has been accused of generating almost 1,000 AI-generated pornographic images and videos involving local children, officials say.
31-year-old Adan Covarrubias was arrested earlier this month by Texas DPS CID special agents with the help of the FBI and the Dimmitt County Sheriff’s Office. He has been charged with possession of computer-generated child pornography, charges made possible under Senate Bill 20.
“With the accessibility and use of artificial intelligence (AI) technology becoming more prevalent in our modern world, we must remember that some will use these tools for evil,” said DPS’ CID Chief Floyd Goodwin. “In Texas, we are fortunate to have new laws that help us hold those who harm our children accountable. As AI grows, cases like this one may too, so parents, please talk to your children about being safe online and out in public and encourage them to speak up if they see or hear something that doesn’t seem right.”
In April of this year, FBI Del Rio received consent to seize devices at Covarrubias’ Carrizo Springs home. Agents found more than 900 images and videos containing AI-generated pornography images allegedly created by Covarrubias. The images depicted “prepubescent and pubescent” children.
Multiple non-AI-generated pornographic images of children were also found in his possession.
Law enforcement determined that Covarrubias had taken photos from open-source pages affiliated with South Texas schools and manipulated them through AI tools to “nudify” the children.
About 30 child victims have been identified as part of this investigation.