Former superintendent indicted in AI child porn case involving teacher: Records
The arrest of former Corinth teacher Wilson Frederick Jones led to the termination of Childress' contract as superintendent of Corinth schools. He has now been indicted on state and federal charges in connection with the investigation.
WREG has followed this story since Jones' arrest.
Jones is accused of using Artificial Intelligence to morph pictures of several students in his class, turning them into explicit material.
Parent concerned over ex-MS teacher accused of AI porn videos of students
According to reports, the content was created on his school-issued computer in November 2024. Jones's activity triggered a program with the school system that scans for illicit content being downloaded or shared.
Court documents show that Childress knew about the explicit material in November, but did not notify the Mississippi Department of Education until January. The evidence was seized on Mar. 3, and Jones was arrested on Mar. 12.
The indictment states that Childress concealed the acts by permitting Jones to resign his position as a teacher at the Corinth School District and misrepresented the reason behind Jones's resignation to the school board.
None of the students involved, between the ages of 14 and 16, were aware of what Jones was allegedly doing. Parents expressed their concerns following the arrest, knowing that Superintendent Childress was aware of the illicit content, but did not report it until months later.
Parent concerned over ex-MS teacher accused of AI porn videos of students
'We need to know. We need to know what's going on at our schools and with our children, and not only our own but anybody else's children,' said Jasmica Wade.
Childress was subsequently fired.
Jones and Childress have each been indicted on three counts.
Jones is also facing charges of production and possession of a morphed image of child pornography at the state level.
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