Charlotte AI CEO had thousands of AI-generated child porn files, court records allege
The CEO and founder of a Charlotte artificial intelligence company had thousands of AI-generated child porn files on nine devices, federal court records allege.
Daniel Joseph Broadway Jr. pleaded guilty Wednesday to having more than 30,000 AI photos and 32 AI videos of child sexual abuse material, according to court documents filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina. He also had more than 8,000 non-AI photos and two non-AI videos of abuse material.
Federal prosecutors charged Broadway last month.
In court documents, they gave two examples of the AI abuse material Broadway owned.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department officers with a search warrant in December 2023 seized the nine devices that held the files. They arrested him two months later, in February 2024, and prosecutors in Mecklenburg Superior Court charged him with 10 counts of possessing and duplicating sexually explicit material of girls ages 6 to 9. That case remain pending, it’s nearest court date scheduled for July.
Sometime in 2024, the 53-year-old founded AI company Kemattia to “harness the transformative power of AI to create a better future for all” while prioritizing “human well-being and responsible AI development,” according to a LinkedIn page.
Kemattia’s website is currently down.
“I’m taking a career break to recharge and explore new perspectives,” its homepage reads. “While Kemattia’s operations are temporarily paused, our mission of AI for good remains unchanged.”
Broadway could face 40 years in prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set.
A voicemail left at the company’s number requesting comment was not immediately returned.
This story was originally published April 24, 2025 at 11:04 AM.
