Man arrested for deepfake face-swapping in pornographic videos
Police in Indonesia arrested a man from Jombang who allegedly operated a deepfake service that swapped faces in pornographic videos according to customer orders. The suspect charged money and requested photos from customers, then inserted those faces into adult videos without consent.
What happened
Polres Kendal discovered a man identified as ABH, age 46, from Jombang, East Java, operating an account that provided services to edit pornographic videos using deepfake technology to swap faces digitally.
The suspect requested customers send money and photos of faces they wanted inserted into videos. Police arrested him at his home in Jombang following cyber patrol investigation in early June 2025, and seized a custom-built computer used to process the deepfake video orders.
Reported impact
The deepfake face-swapping service altered pornographic videos by replacing the faces of original performers with those of people whose photos customers provided, without consent.
Governance controls
Police charged the suspect under Law Number 4 of 2008 on pornography or Law Number 1 of 2024 on Information and Electronic Transactions.
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Sources and evidence
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