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Sheriff's Office Misuses AI in Abortion Investigation
10/9/2025
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- The Johnson County Sheriff's Office misrepresented its use of AI surveillance to locate a woman who allegedly self-administered an abortion.
- New evidence shows deputies opened a "death investigation" into a "nonviable fetus."
- Documents show the office accessed 83,000 license-plate cameras during the search.
- The 2021 Texas law lets anti-abortion vigilantes sue those aiding abortions; King says the aim was safety.
