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Columbus man James Strahler II sentenced to 15 years in prison for cyberstalking ex-partners and creating AI-generated adult and child obscene material

Columbus man sentenced to 15 years in prison for cyberstalking exes, creating AI-generated obscene material of adults & children

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James Strahler II, 37, of Columbus, Ohio, was sentenced by a U.S. federal district court to 180 months (15 years) in prison for cyberstalking multiple former partners and creating both real and AI-generated adult and child obscene material. He is the first defendant in the nation convicted under the newly enacted Take It Down Act.

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