A neurosurgeon has had his bond set at a total of $400,000 following multiples charges related to the possession and production of child sexual abuse materials.

Dr. Shawn Clark, who owns Clark Neurosurgery and Spine on Airport Boulevard in Mobile, was initially arrested in Mobile County on Sept. 3, where he was charged with five counts of possession and five counts of production of child pornography. On Monday, Sept. 14, Clark was released from Mobile Metro Jail and booked into Baldwin County Jail, where he faces four additional counts of possession of child pornography in Baldwin County.

Assistant District Attorney Sydnee Corello said the district attorney's office received a cyber tip from AI platform Grok. Clark allegedly created AI-generated child sexual abuse materials on his work computer, adding that the material was organized by age. Investigators executed search warrants at his medical practice office in Mobile and his Fairhope home and say the material was a mix of real children and images generated by AI.

Clark appeared virtually for a bond hearing at the Baldwin County Circuit Court in Foley on Wednesday, Sept. 16. District Judge Grant Blackburn set a bond of $100,000 for each possession charge coming from Baldwin County jurisdiction, totaling $400,000.

In addition to his bail, Clark will be required to wear an ankle monitor, is prohibited from accessing the internet other than to talk to his lawyers and is prohibited from contacting any minors. Blackburn said Clark would be barred from contacting any victims that are depicted in the materials, if there are any victims involved in the case.

Clark, who has a pilot’s license, has also been barred from flying. Corello said the state has called him a potential flight risk.

Clark told Blackburn he is unable to go home due to his wife filing for divorce, so he plans to stay at a hotel near his office.

A preliminary hearing is scheduled to take place in Mobile on Oct. 13. Clark has pled not guilty to the charges in Mobile.