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The bill was introduced by Ted Cruz and Democrat Amy Klobuchar, championed by First Lady Melania Trump, and signed into law by President Trump about a year ago. Melania pushed the Take It Down Act as a way to protect both kids and adults from digital abuse. Namely, deepfake images and videos that are being used to humiliate, exploit, and destroy people with the click of a button.
The first conviction is a 37-year-old man who loaded his phone up with more than two dozen AI platforms and over 100 AI models. He then used texts, phone calls, and online posts to terrorize his victims.
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He targeted at least six adult women with both real and AI-generated nude images. Prosecutors also say he made obscene AI-generated content using the faces of children from his community, then uploaded hundreds of those images and videos to a child sexual abuse website.
First lady Melania Trump lauded the first conviction under the Take It Down Act against nonconsensual sexually explicit deepfakes, thanking federal prosecutors for “protecting Americans from cybercrimes in this new digital age.”
A Columbus, Ohio, man pleaded guilty Tuesday to cybercrimes involving real and AI-generated sexually explicit images, along with violent threats, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ).
“Today marks the first conviction under the Take It Down Act – protecting victims from non-consensual AI-generated sexually explicit images, cyberstalking, and threats of violence,” the first lady wrote on the social platform X. “Thank you U.S. Attorney Dominick S. Gerace II for protecting Americans from cybercrimes in this new digital age.”
It comes just less than a year after President Trump signed the Take It Down Act, which criminalized the publication of sexually explicit deepfake images and videos online. The act also requires websites to take down content within 48 hours of hearing from the victim.
The first lady was a vocal supporter of the bill as part of her broader, youth-centered initiative focused on combating issues related to children’s well-being.
Here’s Melania speaking about the first conviction of the Take It Down Act.
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In addition, Karoline Leavitt also hailed this as a victory and spoke about it during the White House press briefing.
🚨 BIG WIN for First Lady Melania Trump!
The Take It Down Act just scored its first criminal conviction!
This landmark bill cracks down hard on non-consensual AI-generated explicit images and revenge porn.
Melania’s fight is delivering real results!
🚨 BIG WIN for First Lady Melania Trump!
The Take It Down Act just scored its first criminal conviction!
This landmark bill cracks down hard on non-consensual AI-generated explicit images and revenge porn.
Melania’s fight is delivering real results!pic.twitter.com/R70GDUa32P
— Gunther Eagleman™ (@GuntherEagleman) April 8, 2026
James Strahler will likely face up to three years in prison.
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