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Yahoo
18-03-2025
- Yahoo
MS superintendent fired following arrest of teacher on child porn charges
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The head of the Corinth School District was fired after a middle school teacher was arrested on child porn charges. The board of trustees voted unanimously to terminate the contract of Dr. Lee Childress as superintendent. In a statement, they say students' safety and well-being are their greatest priorities, and that they are 'heartbroken over the pain caused to these young victims and their families over the incident with a former teacher at Corinth Middle School.' Ex-MS school worker accused of AI porn videos of students The now former teacher they are referring to is Wilson Jones. He was arrested last week for allegedly using Artificial Intelligence to morph pictures of several students in his class and use them to create sexually explicit material. According to court documents, Dr. Childress knew about it back in November but did not notify the Mississippi Department of Education until January. Parent concerned over ex-MS teacher accused of AI porn videos of students Parents we spoke with say this is concerning. '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. The board says they are working to implement new policies designed to prevent a similar incident from happening again. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
USA Today
16-03-2025
- USA Today
Ex-teacher accused of creating AI-generated porn of students in Mississippi
Ex-teacher accused of creating AI-generated porn of students in Mississippi Federal authorities said Wilson Jones, a 30-year-old former Corinth Middle School teacher, used an AI tool to create the porn videos. Show Caption Hide Caption Google hopes users harness power of AI to protect against cybercriminals Google is reportedly testing a new AI feature to generate passwords for compromised accounts through artificial intelligence. Straight Arrow News A former teacher in Mississippi has been federally indicted for allegedly using artificial intelligence to create videos of teenage students engaging in sexual behaviors, according to court documents. Wilson Jones, 30, is being charged with producing and possessing a morphed image of child pornography, a criminal complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi on March 6 says. Jones, who resigned from the Corinth School District on Nov. 21, 2024, was a teacher at Corinth Middle School, the complaint reads. 'The Corinth School District internet filtering system alerted district administration of inappropriate activity on a teacher computer," the district told WMC in a statement. "The District investigated the complaint, took action, and reported the matter, as required, to the Mississippi Department of Education Office of Educator Misconduct." "Since this relates to the employment of a former school district employee and is subject to a current law enforcement investigation, the District cannot offer any additional comment at this time. The District has cooperated and will continue to cooperate with any law enforcement request for assistance.' USA TODAY contacted the Corinth School District and Jones' defense attorney on Friday but has not received a response. AI videos depict Corinth Middle School students engaging in 'inappropriate behavior' Corinth police learned about Wilson's alleged crimes when the department received an email from the Mississippi Department of Education on Feb. 26 regarding an incident that was reported to their office on Jan. 29, according to the complaint. On Feb. 27, police met with Corinth School District Superintendent Lee Childress, the complaint reads. The FBI served the school district a subpoena to get all evidence, documentation, statements, laptops, videos and anything else related to the incident, the document continued. While reviewing the material handed over by the district, FBI agents noticed that on Nov. 19, 2024, the Corinth Middle School principal received a text from another employee about a Bark Alert on Wilson's computer, according to the complaint. The Bark app monitors the network of school district computers and scans for illicit content being downloaded or shared, the charging document reads. The severe alert from the app, tagged as "sexual," came in around 1:17 p.m. on Nov. 19, according to the court filing. The principal was able to get access to three of the videos on Wilson's computer, which depicted Corinth students between the ages of 14 and 16 engaging in "inappropriate behavior, including kissing and exposing themselves," the complaint says. Wilson Jones admits to creating AI videos, but claims none are sexual When the principal met with Jones the next morning, the teacher admitted to using an AI tool to create the videos, but he "claimed it was not sexual," according to the complaint. The teacher also claimed the images he used to create the videos came from social media, and acknowledged that one of the images was of a local student, the court filing continued. According to the charging document, Jones had files, including videos and screenshots containing email usernames and passwords of students no longer at the middle school, stored on his Google Drive "without a legitimate reason." Keystrokes made by Wilson around the time of the Bark alert were also examined and indicate that he typed several explicit prompts into the AI system, the complaint reads. Upon reviewing the material in the videos, FBI agents identified eight teenage victims who are known children from the Corinth School District, the charging document says. '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,' Jasmica Wade, the parent of a student in the district, told WREG. 'That's what we send them to school to learn, but not to go through this, they shouldn't have to go through that.' Wilson posted a $20,000 bond on Thursday and was released from custody, court records show. He was scheduled to appear in court Friday, local outlet WKRG reported.
Yahoo
14-03-2025
- Yahoo
Parent concerned over ex-MS teacher accused of AI porn videos of students
CORINTH, Miss. — A parent is worried about a former Corinth Middle School teacher accused of using artificial intelligence to create explicit child pornography. Wilson Jones, 30, was charged with production and possession of a morphed image of child pornography. He is being held in LaFayette County without bond and is scheduled to be in court Friday. He was a teacher at Corinth Middle School when the alleged crimes occurred on or before November 19, 2024. Ex-MS school worker accused of AI porn videos of students According to documents filed in Federal Court in Oxford, the former Corinth teacher allegedly used AI to morph pictures of several students in his class and use them to create sexually explicit material. 'I hope and pray they get the situation taken care of and if he didn't do it that his name will be cleared and if he did then justice will be served,' said one parent, Jasmica Wade. According to the affidavit, the images depicted Corinth students engaging in inappropriate behavior, including kissing and exposing themselves. Jones claimed the content was not sexual and resigned on November 21, 2024. Mother of woman charged in pastor's death believes fear led to shooting None of the students between the ages of 14 and 16 were aware of what Jones was allegedly doing. Jones' activity on his school-issued computer triggered the school system's program, which scans for illicit content being downloaded or shared. According to reports, Corinth Schools did not notify the Mississippi Department of Education till Jan. 29. Corinth Police and FBI seized evidence on Mar. 3rd, and Jones was arrested on Mar. 12. MS gas line issue leaves thousands without service, 3 injured '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 Wade. 'That's what we send them to school to learn, but not to go through this, they shouldn't have to go through that.' The Corinth School District will not comment as the investigation is ongoing. Corinth Police is urging anyone who may have unknowingly become a victim of Jones to contact police at (662) 286-3377. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
