A Queensland teacher has been jailed after he took photos of uniformed schoolgirls and traded AI-generated nude images of them with others online, as details of his offending were revealed in court.
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Christopher Gerald Savage, 38, was sentenced to six years in jail on Thursday after admitting to storing over 53,000 images and videos on his devices, some of which he told others he had masturbated over.
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Among the 31 child abuse-related offences he pleaded guilty to were 27 counts of using a carriage service to transmit child abuse material to himself, and three counts of using a carriage service to transmit, make available, publish, distribute or advertise child abuse material.
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The court heard he was not working at that school when he secretly took images of the students.
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Police raided his South Ripley home that month and discovered files across eight electronic devices, including material alleged to depict the sexual abuse of children as young as infants.
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The Ipswich District Court heard that between 2023 and 2024, Savage uploaded photos of girls he had found on social media, as well as images he had covertly taken of uniformed schoolgirls, into an artificial intelligence tool to make them appear naked, The Courier Mail reports.
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He then traded the AI-generated images with 13 users on encrypted messaging platform Telegram, in exchange for over 1100 other child abuse images.
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The court heard Savage described a sexual interest in children as young as 10 and told one user he wanted to 'f*** [that child] so bad'.
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Queensland teacher Christopher Savage, 38, has been jailed after he took photos of uniformed schoolgirls and traded AI-generated nude images of them with others online
After pleading guilty to 31 child-abuse offences, Savage was sentenced to six years in jail
Savage also admitted in messages to other users that he had been masturbating to the AI-generated images, the court was told.
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Police identified more than 20 victims, aged between 12 and 17, who were targeted by Savage's digital creations.
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One of the victims told the court in her victim impact statement that Savage's crimes 'cut her so deep.'
'I'm here to express how negatively you have impacted my life and many others,' she said.
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'Knowing that someone I knew and thought I trusted could do this to me and others makes me feel sick.
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When I first started to talk to people about this, all anyone could say was that they were extremely sorry and they felt so bad for me.
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'Because of you, I will never be able to maintain a healthy relationship with anyone, especially men.'
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During sentencing, Judge Craig Chowdhury said Savage had abused his position of trust.
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Savage was teaching at Lowood State High School near Ipswich at the time of his arrest.
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The court heard he was not working at that school when he secretly took the images
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You spent considerable time and effort engaging in cumulative child pornography but also engaging in going around and photographing these children who you should be looking out for,' Judge Chowdhury said.
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'You mastered your own destiny and mastered your own domain, and you made your choice to go down this dark road.
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Savage was taken into custody and will be eligible for parole in early 2029.
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His teaching registration remains suspended.
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A spokesperson for the Queensland Department of Education told the Daily Mail that support is being offered to students and school employees.
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'The department is committed to protecting the safety and wellbeing of students at all times,' they said.
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'We understand this serious incident will be extremely distressing for the whole school community, and guidance and support is in place for any students and staff that may require assistance.
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Parents and caregivers with concerns are encouraged to discuss them with the school principal.
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