Several minors investigated for using AI to sexually manipulate images

The Guardia Civil has investigated seven minors in the province of Zaragoza after the dissemination of photographs of other minors that were manipulated with artificial intelligence to obtain a false image of the victim in which the naked body was seen. In total there are 13 minors involved. The other six are under 14 years old and cannot be charged.

The complaint by the parents of several young women regarding the dissemination of photographs in which they appeared naked was the beginning of the investigation by the Guardia Civil. These images had been previously manipulated to obtain a false portrait of the victims’ naked bodies.

According to all the complainants, the victims realised that these photographs were circulating through mobile messaging groups among several minors from the institute to which they belonged. They also offered to purchase them for five euro per photograph.

After investigating these events, the Guardia Civil managed to obtain the identity of those allegedly responsible and involved in the manipulation and dissemination of images, as well as their way of acting.

The minors sent messages with their mobile phones the photographs of high school classmates that they had previously obtained after taking screenshots of images published by them on their profiles on a well-known social network.

Subsequently, the photographs were manipulated using an artificial intelligence application, obtaining a false image of the naked victim, which was disseminated in the chat of those involved and their contacts. Furthermore, it was proven that they offered to purchase the images of the minors in exchange for money, specifically five euro per photograph.

The young people involved, once the victims were aware of the existence of these photographs, created a second chat with the intention of agreeing among all of them to delete the images from their mobile phones so that there was no type of evidence on their devices in in case the Guardia Civil investigates these events.

The investigation has ended with the investigation of seven minors, aged 14 and 15, for alleged crimes of child pornography and another against moral integrity. The other six involved, being under 14 years of age, are not responsible. The proceedings have been sent to the Juvenile Prosecutor’s Office.

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