A proposed class action lawsuit has expanded with new allegations against X and its AI subsidiary, xAI. The suit claims that the companies shielded a child predator by obstructing police investigations into child sex abuse materials (CSAM) generated by their AI tool, Grok.
The amended complaint alleges that one of the most horrific cases of allegedly Grok-generated CSAM involved a man who used the tool to create 7,000 sexually explicit images using a photo taken when his stepdaughter was 11 years old. According to the complaint, Grok allowed the man to generate extreme images depicting incest and rape without flagging any harmful behavior.
However, it was only after the man input a prompt for ‘gang rape’ that xAI’s child safety system intervened, sending a CyberTip to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). Despite mandatory reporting requirements, xAI allegedly refused to help cops or NCMEC identify the user, making it harder for law enforcement efforts to locate, identify, and apprehend the perpetrator.
The man was eventually arrested after cops obtained a warrant to seize his devices. A forensic review revealed approximately 7,000 AI-generated images and videos depicting his stepdaughter, which were allegedly produced using Grok. Two days after the man was released on bail, he shot himself, leaving the young girl in ‘a period of extreme personal crisis.’
Among harms, she now suffers from anxiety and depression, as well as ‘struggles with suicidal thoughts.’ Her family doubts that he ever would have generated the harmful images without Grok’s easy access to ‘undressing’ capabilities.
The lawsuit alleges that xAI’s child safety system failed to intervene in time, allowing the man to traffic alleged Grok-generated images online. The complaint also claims that NCMEC found in early 2026 that 90 percent of xAI’s CyberTipline reports were not actionable by law enforcement because xAI declined to include user information.
The girls’ legal teams at Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein and Baehr-Jones Law said that Jane Doe 4’s case is not an outlier. They noted that NCMEC found in early 2026 that 90 percent of xAI’s CyberTipline reports were not actionable by law enforcement because xAI declined to include user information.
In the press release, Jane Doe 4 accused X of going ‘silent’ after Grok turned a photo of her into ‘thousands of sexually explicit images.’ She said: ‘They had everything they needed to help law enforcement stop the person responsible and achieve justice. Instead, they remained silent and allowed this person to use Grok to steal my childhood.’
Another girl who came forward on Tuesday, Jane Doe 5, was also targeted by a known acquaintance, an adult family friend who similarly trafficked alleged Grok-generated images online.
**Tags:** [AI Safety], [Child Exploitation], [X and xAI Lawsuit]
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