Rengstorff Consulting disputes Florida AG's claim it ignored CSAM reporting

Rengstorff Consulting, the Nevada company that owns the AI image generator A2E, stated it has been actively working with law enforcement agencies to detect and prevent child sexual abuse material, a claim that directly contradicts the recent lawsuit filed by Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier.

The legal conflict began when Uthmeier filed a 26-page complaint in the Circuit Court of Sarasota County. The suit accuses Rengstorff of engaging in unconscionable, deceptive, and unfair practices under the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act. A core allegation is that the A2E software allows users to create sexually explicit images of children without their consent, effectively serving as a manufacturing hub for such content.

Uthmeier announced the lawsuit at a news conference in Orlando earlier this week. He argued that creating the software platform does not exempt the company from liability. "Just because you create the vehicle, it doesn’t give you exemption from liability," Uthmeier said. He added that the company is the manufacturing hub churning out the content and that the state wants to make them pay and shut them down.

The lawsuit cites specific incidents to support its claims. One example involves a Tampa man arrested earlier this year. Uthmeier alleged the man used the software to create more than 100 sexually explicit images of his six-year-old stepdaughter and 10-year-old stepson. The complaint claims the defendant never reported these abusive and criminal images to the company, despite law enforcement efforts leading to the arrest.

In response to the filing, A2E sent an email to the Phoenix on November 2. The company said it learned about the news and is consulting with its legal team. "We have always been treating CSAM very seriously since the very beginning," the company wrote. It asserted that it has been cooperating with law enforcement to detect and prevent all kinds of CSAM.

The case is set against the backdrop of a 2025 Florida law requiring social media companies to delete deepfakes, which are AI-generated sexual depictions of people created without their consent. The suit alleges Rengstorff's product lets predators nudify non-consenting Floridians, including children, and allows users to alter adult images to feature child-like appearances.

The next step in the legal process involves the state court reviewing the complaint and the defendant's response. Uthmeier's office is pressing for the shutdown of the software, while Rengstorff maintains its ongoing cooperation with investigators.