LOGAN — A 43-year-old man has been sentenced to one year in jail and four years of probation for using artificial intelligence to produce a pornographic photo of a teenage girl. Randall Arthur Canavan was originally arrested in October 2024 following an investigation by the Logan City Police Department.

Canavan was sentenced Wednesday in Logan’s 1st District Court. He previously accepted a plea deal, pleading guilty to sexual exploitation of a minor, criminal solicitation of a minor and distribution of a controlled substance, all second-degree felonies.

In exchange for Canavan’s guilty pleas, attorneys agreed not to ask for a prison sentence. Two remaining charges were also dismissed.

According to prosecutors, police officers were contacted in September 2024 by the victim’s mother.

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