A junior girls football coach in Lethbridge, Alta., is facing multiple child sexual exploitation charges, including the allegation that he used artificial intelligence to make child pornography.

The suspect was allegedly using AI to manipulate and sexualize images of underage girls, the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) said on Friday. He has been charged with making, distributing, possessing and accessing child pornography, as well as with transmitting an intimate image without consent.

ALERT's Internet Child Exploitation unit arrested the suspect on Wednesday, with help from the Lethbridge Police Service. The investigation dates back to last November, but ALERT said the suspect facing charges was only recently identified.

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