Man jailed for creating and distributing AI deepfake nude images of schoolgirls
Antonio Rotondo was sentenced to two years in jail after a Brisbane jury convicted him of creating and distributing AI-generated deepfake nude and sexualised images of women and schoolgirls, including a 13-year-old child. He downloaded public photographs from an elite Queensland girls' school and Brisbane Fashion Week models, used deepfake software to add nudity or sexualised elements, and distributed the images to school administrators and fashion event organisers in September 2023.
What happened
Antonio Rotondo downloaded public photographs of female staff and students from an elite Queensland girls' school and models who participated in Brisbane Fashion Week. He modified the images using AI deepfake software to include nudity or sexualised elements, then emailed them to administrators of multiple schools and the fashion event in September 2023.
Rotondo also published a large number of the modified images online. In August 2026, a Brisbane jury found him guilty of 11 counts of stalking, five counts of distributing intimate images, and one count of distributing child exploitation material involving a 13-year-old girl.
Reported impact
Victims reported feeling humiliated, violated, and powerless. One mother described her anguish over how and when to tell her 13-year-old daughter she had been targeted. The teenager had not seen the offensive image, but the mother felt burdened with keeping that secret.
Victims spoke of the psychological toll, costs of counselling, stress of the legal process, and ongoing mental health struggles. Some began self-censoring and expressed fear over how widely the false depictions had become shared. One victim wrote that she was 'scared of a future where deepfake pornography is normalised' and did not want women to withdraw from public life to protect themselves.
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Sources and evidence
This record was researched and written by the Index, based on the following original reporting.