CORINTH, Miss. (WREG) — Parents at one Mississippi school are worried about a former teacher — who’s accused of using artificial intelligence to create explicit child pornography of his students.
Wilson Jones, 30, was charged with production and possession of a morphed image of child pornography. He is being held in LaFayette County without bond and is scheduled to be in court Friday.
He was a teacher at Corinth Middle School in Corinth, Mississippi, when the alleged crimes occurred on or before Nov. 19, 2024.
According to documents filed in federal court in Oxford, Mississippi, the former teacher reportedly used AI to morph pictures of several students in his class and use them to create sexually explicit material.
“I hope and pray they get the situation taken care of and if he didn’t do it that his name will be cleared and if he did then justice will be served,” said one parent, Jasmica Wade.
According to the affidavit, the images depicted Corinth students engaging in inappropriate behavior, including kissing and exposing themselves.
Jones claimed the content was not sexual and resigned on Nov. 21, 2024.
None of the students between the ages of 14 and 16 were aware of what Jones is accused of doing.
Jones’ activity on his school-issued computer triggered the school system’s program, which scans for illicit content being downloaded or shared.
According to reports, Corinth Schools did not notify the Mississippi Department of Education until Jan. 29. Corinth Police and FBI seized evidence on March 3, and Jones was arrested on March 12.
“We need to know what’s going on at our schools and with our children and not only our own but anybody else’s children,” Wade said. “That’s what we send them to school to learn, but not to go through this. They shouldn’t have to go through that.”
The Corinth School District said it will not comment as the investigation is ongoing.
Corinth Police is urging anyone who may have unknowingly become a victim of Jones to contact police at 662-286-3377.