A Murrysville Medic One employee is facing a stack of felony charges after a coworker stumbled on what investigators say was child sexual-abuse material on a shared work computer. The suspect, 31-year-old Gregory Kelley, worked as a full-time wheelchair van driver for the private ambulance service and is accused of possessing both real child-sex-abuse images and AI-generated depictions. His bail was set at $75,000, and he is scheduled for a preliminary hearing on May 26.
The case kicked off, according to CBS Pittsburgh, when a coworker opened the Google Chrome browser on a department computer used for charting and incident reports and found Kelley’s email still logged in. That employee reported seeing files that immediately raised alarms and notified supervisors, who then contacted law enforcement. A deeper forensic review followed, with the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General’s Child Predator Section teaming up with Murrysville police to investigate.
“This conduct is deeply disturbing as it involves someone who is supposed to be helping children and adults in their community,” Attorney General Dave Sunday said, as reported by CBS Pittsburgh. Prosecutors said investigators uncovered both child sexual-abuse material and artificially generated images on the machine. That mix of authentic and AI-created content has quickly become a new enforcement priority for state prosecutors, who are trying to keep up with fast-moving technology.
Law and precedent
Pennsylvania law now explicitly covers AI-generated depictions of child sexual abuse, and state guidance flags deepfakes as a criminal threat, according to PA.gov. The Attorney General’s office has brought similar cases in recent months, including prosecutions involving officials accused of using government equipment to create obscene AI material, as reported by WPXI. Prosecutors say the updated statute gives investigators clearer tools to treat artificially produced sexual images of minors as criminal evidence, not some legal gray area.
What’s next for the case
Kelley remains charged in Westmoreland County and is due back in court for a preliminary hearing on May 26, with bail still set at $75,000. If prosecutors move forward, the digital forensic findings and formal charging documents will determine whether additional counts are added. The Attorney General’s Child Predator Section is leading the prosecution, and officials say the investigation is ongoing.
