In May 2026, Texas law enforcement arrested Andres Covarrubias in Carrizo Springs following a months-long FBI investigation into AI-generated child sexual abuse material. FBI agents seized electronic devices containing more than 900 AI-generated pornographic images and videos depicting prepubescent and pubescent children, alongside non-AI-generated CSAM. Investigators determined Covarrubias had photographed children from open-source pages affiliated with South Texas schools and manipulated them through AI nudification tools; approximately 30 child victims have been identified, and he was charged with possession of computer-generated child pornography, a first-degree felony in Texas.
Guardii's anti-CSAM detection module—trained to flag both traditional and AI-generated child sexual abuse material in real time—could have intercepted this exploitation before it reached the children targeted. As a Meta Business Partner and world-leading AI safety platform, Guardii monitors direct messages across Instagram, Snapchat, Discord, Roblox and other platforms, blocking hostile contact the moment an offender attempts to solicit images or distribute CSAM, and escalating the threat immediately to parents, schools or law enforcement. Guardii detects the pattern of predatory behaviour as it emerges, not after hundreds of images have already been created and shared.
