VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – A Port Orange man arrested Thursday stands accused of possessing AI-generated child pornography, according to police.
James Lenharr, 68, faces 21 counts of possession of child pornography pursuant to state statutes that were updated July 1 through SB 1680, the Port Orange Police Department said on social media.
The new law made it a crime in Florida to knowingly possess, control, intentionally view or create “generated” child pornography, according to a legislature summary that otherwise states each violation of the statute constitutes a separate offence which could carry sentences of up to five years in prison.
The police department said its detectives in July had executed a search warrant in the 4000 block of N. Waterbridge Circle after receiving a tip from the National Center For Missing and Exploited Children that child sexual abuse material was being transmitted from a location there. Following the analysis of multiple electronic devices seized during the search, Port Orange police on Thursday secured Lenharr’s arrest warrant, the post states.
Lenharr is currently being held on no bond at the Volusia County Branch Jail, police said.
His arraignment is scheduled for Oct. 8, court records show.
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