Florida AG sued Rengstorff Consulting alleging its A2E AI platform let users make nonconsensual sexual images, including of minors
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier filed a civil lawsuit against Rengstorff Consulting Ltd., which operates the A2E AI platform and related mobile apps. The complaint alleges the tools let users upload photos or videos of people, including children, to generate realistic nude or sexualized images without consent, and can 'de-age' adults to resemble children. It says A2E lacks meaningful safeguards and cites criminal cases in Tampa and Tallahassee where defendants allegedly used it to create sexualized images of minors. The state seeks a permanent ban on such products, repayment of profits and civil penalties of up to $10,000 per violation.
What the AI did
The A2E platform allegedly generated realistic nude or sexualized images from uploaded photos or videos of real people, including children, without their consent, and can allegedly 'de-age' adults to look like children. Defendants in criminal cases in Tampa and Tallahassee allegedly used it to create sexualized images of minors, and the platform allegedly did not flag or report the material.
First reported October 28, 2026 · Added to the register November 5, 2026 · 1 source
- Developer
- Rengstorff Consulting Ltd.
- Model
- A2E
- Affected
- People including children depicted without consent
- Country
- United States (Florida)
- When it happened
- Not stated in the sources
- First reported
- October 28, 2026
What this means for you
Could this affect you?
If you provide AI image-generation tools. People whose photos or videos can be uploaded to image-generation apps, especially children, were allegedly exposed, and operators of AI image tools without consent checks or abuse reporting face similar legal risk.
What to check
- Implement consent verification before users can upload photos or videos of people.
- Monitor generated content for sexual and child-abuse material.
- Terminate offending accounts and report child-abuse content to law enforcement.
- Review your exposure under state consumer-protection law.
Areas of your AI programme this touches
Every fact and its source (4)
- Relief soughtPermanent bar on offering such products“permanently bar Rengstorff Consulting from offering products”[1]
- Alleged related criminal casesCriminal cases in Tampa and Tallahassee“It cites criminal cases in Tampa and Tallahassee in which defendants allegedly used the platform to create sexualized images of minors.”[1]
- Alleged failure to reportPlatform did not flag or report the material“The complaint says the platform did not flag or report the material.”[1]
- Civil penalties soughtUp to $10,000 per violation“civil penalties of up to $10,000 per violation”[1]
Sources
- Florida AG announces 100 felony charges against Kissimmee man, sues AI firmcbs12.com · October 28, 2026
How this record is classified. Severity N: a legal action or test finding, not a harm. Evidence: Alleged, meaning one party's claim.
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