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A Florida Teen Committed Suicide After Getting Hooked on an AI Chatbot. Now His Mom Is Demanding Accountability

December 10, 2025
A Florida Teen Committed Suicide After Getting Hooked on an AI Chatbot. Now His Mom Is Demanding Accountability

As Megan Garcia watched her teenage son’s mental health deteriorate, she knew he was spending too much time looking at screens — but she had no idea that he had built a warped sexual relationship with an AI chatbot.

Garcia was close to her 14-year-old son, Sewell, and felt comfortable having difficult conversations with him when his grades started to slip and his mental health began to decline. Desperate for a way to halt Sewell’s slide into depression, Garcia took his phone away and attempted to limit his screen time.

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