A senior prosecutor in New Jersey has been charged with creating and distributing artificial intelligence-generated child sexual abuse material, marking a rare instance of a state law enforcement official facing such allegations. The charges include possession of CSAM, dissemination of images depicting child sexual abuse, and criminal use of a communication facility, according to investigators. The individual, identified as a deputy attorney general, has served in the state's Office of the Attorney General since 2016, where he handled insurance fraud and regulatory cases. The arrest follows similar incidents in Pennsylvania, where a police officer was apprehended for fabricating AI-generated pornography using driver's license photos, and in South Korea, where a police officer was detained for producing AI-based CSAM. New Jersey's attorney general, Joe Khan, emphasized the state's stance that AI-generated child sexual abuse material is treated with the same severity as traditional CSAM. Khan stated that the office is committed to holding offenders accountable regardless of their position or title. The case underscores growing concerns over the use of artificial intelligence in creating harmful synthetic content and the challenges it poses for law enforcement and legal accountability.