An expanded class action lawsuit against xAI alleges that its Grok image-generation tools were used to produce thousands of child sexual abuse images and that the company obstructed law enforcement efforts. The amended complaint, filed in US District Court for the Northern District of California, alleges a young girl’s stepfather used Grok to generate 7,000 sexually explicit images from a single photograph taken when his stepdaughter was 11 years old; the stepfather took his own life in March after police discovered the material. The lawsuit, originally filed on March 16, 2026, was brought by three Tennessee plaintiffs, including two minors, and seeks nationwide class-action status. Reports estimate Grok produced between 1.8 million and 3 million sexualized images in early January 2026 alone, with roughly 23,000 allegedly depicting children. Plaintiffs argue xAI knowingly lacked industry-standard safeguards, including red-teaming protocols, content filters, and automated detection systems, and noted a feature called “Spicy Mode” that loosened content restrictions. The California Attorney General launched a separate investigation in January 2026, and the City of Baltimore filed a consumer protection lawsuit on March 24, 2026. One perpetrator referenced in proceedings reportedly generated explicit content using minors’ social media and yearbook photos and was arrested in December 2025.