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Commerce Township Man Charged With Cyberstalking Over AI Nudes Sent to Influencer

Investigators say a victim’s documentation helped trace anonymous Instagram accounts to the suspect.

Overview

  • FBI agents arrested 36-year-old Joshua Justin Stilman after raiding his Commerce Township home on federal counts of cyberstalking and interstate threats to extort.
  • A content creator from Oregon, identified by FOX 2 as Anne Blodgett, reported receiving AI-generated nude images that appeared to depict her.
  • An FBI complaint details messages from Instagram accounts named FriendBlender and ThisDIYGuy that escalated to threats to post images if she did not respond, including explicit sexual-assault threats.
  • Search warrants linked the Instagram accounts and a Google Album to Stilman, and agents say his Google Drive history showed visits to sites used to create AI-generated pornography.
  • Court filings point to possible additional victims dating to 2019 or 2020, and records show Stilman was released on bond as the federal investigation proceeds.