Christopher Jon McAulay Charged With Possessing AI-Generated Child Pornography

VENTURA, Calif. (KEYT) – Christopher Jon McAulay of Ventura was arraigned this week on two felony counts of possessing child sexual abuse material created using artificial intelligence.

If you or someone you know has more information about this case, you are asked to contact District Attorney Investigator Randy Haumann at 805-383-4798.

McAulay was arraigned on two counts of possession of obscene child sexual abuse material and one count of possession of child pornography for commercial consideration on Oct. 13 of this year during which he pled not guilty to all charged counts shared the Ventura County District Attorney's Office.

Between September and November of 2025, investigators received cybertips from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children that identified child sexual abuse material uploaded to social media messaging platform from different accounts detailed the Ventura County District Attorney's Office.

According to the Ventura County District Attorney's Office, all of the accounts led back to the same IP address in Ventura County and investigators determined all of those accounts allegedly belong to McAulay.

A search warrant was served at McAulay's home and during the search, two hard drives containing artificial intelligence-generated child sexual abuse material depicting young girls noted prosecutors.

In 2024, Assembly Bill 1831 was signed into law which expanded the definition of child sexual abuse material to explicitly include images and videos created using artificial intelligence.

McAulay is next due in court for an early disposition conference on Dec. 2, 2026, and he is out of custody on his own recognizance at this time shared the Ventura County District Attorney's Office.