Alberta sheriff avoids criminal charges after creating AI-generated sexual images of colleagues

Alberta’s police watchdog, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team, issued a report stating that a sheriff’s peace officer will not be criminally charged for generating sexualized AI images of female coworkers without their permission. The probe started after a family member found the pictures on the officer’s phone, prompting employer involvement. The officer confessed to using an AI application and publicly posted photos as source material, but investigators found no proof he shared the altered images.

Because the conduct occurred before recent legislation criminalizing intimate AI-generated images, the watchdog concluded no offence was committed. The matter will be addressed under the Alberta Sheriffs’ internal code of conduct, and the officer has been removed from active duty while an internal investigation proceeds. Officials warned that the incident will have lasting effects on the affected women’s sense of safety at work.