Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against Rengstorff Consulting, the company that owns the AI platform A2E. According to the allegations, the tool makes it possible to create sexually explicit images of people, including children, without their consent.
The suit was filed in circuit court for the 12th Judicial Circuit in Sarasota County. It runs 26 pages. Uthmeier accuses the defendant, a Nevada company, of “unfair,” “deceptive” and “grossly unfair” practices. He cites the state’s Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act (FDUTPA).
According to the complaint, A2E enables so-called “nudification,” or turning real photos and videos into nude or sexual images. This also applies to children. The software is also said to allow adults in photos to be “de-aged” so that they look like children. The platform’s terms of service prohibit such use, but the attorney general believes that is not enough.
The lawsuit cites specific criminal cases from Florida. One involves a Tampa man arrested earlier this year. He allegedly generated more than 100 sexually explicit images of his minor stepchildren. The other is a Tallahassee case involving AI-generated likenesses of minors. According to the attorney general’s office, the platform neither flagged nor reported this material.
The state is seeking a court order barring the company from offering AI products that enable the creation of sexualized images without the consent of the people depicted, as well as material depicting the sexual abuse of children. It also seeks civil penalties of up to $10,000 per violation.
At a news conference in Orlando, Uthmeier said the goal is to hold the company accountable and shut it down. He added that his office is also investigating possible criminal offenses. He also cited laws passed in 2025 that require social media platforms to remove sexual deepfakes created without consent.
The same day, the attorney general announced 100 criminal counts against a 26-year-old Kissimmee resident, who is accused of possessing and transmitting child sexual abuse material. That case is separate from the lawsuit against A2E.
Source: Florida Phoenix
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