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Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist Darrin Bell was arrested on suspicion of possessing child sex abuse videos, the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday.

Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Darrin Bell has been arrested on charges of possessing more than 100 videos of child pornography, authorities said.

Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Darrin Bell, photographed in February 2024, was arrested Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025, by Sacramento County sheriff's investigators on suspicion of possessing child pornography. (Paul Kitagaki Jr./The Sacramento Bee/TNS) TNS

Pulitzer-winning cartoonist Darrin Bell, 49, was arrested for allegedly possessing over 100 child sex abuse videos, including AI-generated content. This case marks California’s first charge under new digital crime laws.

Under new California law, Darrin Bell was arrested for possession of AI-generated child sexual abuse material.

Darrin Bell, 49, was taken into custody on Wednesday after detectives searched his home and allegedly found the AI-generated child sex abuse videos

A Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist has been arrested in California for allegedly possessing child pornography.

Darrin Bell was arrested in Sacramento Wednesday, after over 130 videos were found on an account allegedly linked to him.

Late last year, California passed a law against the possession or distribution of child sex abuse material (CSAM) that has been generated by AI. The law went into effect on January 1, and Sacramento police announced yesterday that they have already arrested their first suspect—a 49-year-old Pulitzer-prize-winning cartoonist named Darrin Bell.

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