U.S. federal prosecutors are stepping up their pursuit of suspects who use artificial intelligence tools to manipulate or create child sex abuse images, as law enforcement fears the technology could spur a flood of illicit material.

Two reports from the same county have concluded that signs children were being sexually abused were missed. One of the cases in Northamptonshire eventually resulted in a conviction for rape. The report found risks posed to children in a known offender's extended family were not considered.