Kane County, Illinois prosecutors charged Jeremy L. Batterman, 52, of Campton Township, with 44 felony counts after an investigation sparked by a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children found he had used AI to create sexually explicit images and videos of minors, including by altering images of real children. The charges, covering alleged conduct between November 2025 and May 2026, include production and possession of child sexual abuse material and obscene depiction of a purported child; a judge ordered him held in custody pending trial.