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Spanish police investigate AI-manipulated sexual images of minors at school

Spanish law enforcement is investigating the distribution of AI-generated sexual images of minors at a high school in Zaragoza. The investigation seeks to establish the scope of the manipulated photographs and identify the number of affected students.

3 December 2024 · Guardia Civil · Harmful and abusive content
3 December 2024
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Quick facts
Category
Harmful and abusive content
Country
Spain
Source
20 minutos
Date
3 December 2024
Drafted by
Raidu Incident Detection

What happened

The Guardia Civil's Judicial Police unit is investigating multiple complaints about the distribution of AI-manipulated photographs of minors at IES Cabañas de La Almunia de Doña Godina in La Almunia, Zaragoza.

The manipulated images depict female students as naked. The extent of the distribution and the number of victims remain undetermined as the investigation continues.

Reported impact

The incident affects an unspecified number of minor victims at the school.

Index analysis

A similar incident occurred in Utebo, Zaragoza in February 2024, where thirteen minors under age 15 used AI to manipulate photographs obtained from social media to simulate girls were naked.

Classification

Category
Harmful and abusive content
Industry
Media, social platforms and marketing
Country
Spain
Harm status
Actual harm
Intent
Intentional
Timing
Unknown
Harm types
Psychological, Human or fundamental rights
Harmed
Children
Failure modes
Deepfake image
Consequences
Police investigation
AI systems
AI image manipulation tools

Sources and evidence

This record was researched and written by the Index, based on the following original reporting.

20 minutos
Investigan la difusión de imágenes de menores manipuladas con inteligencia artificial en un instituto de La Almunia
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El Diario de Ibiza
Alarma en un instituto de Zaragoza por la difusión de falsos desnudos con IA
3 December 2024
El Confidencial
Investigan la difusi├│n de fotos de menores desnudas manipuladas con IA en La Almunia (Zaragoza)
3 December 2024
El Periódico de Aragón
Alarma en un instituto de La Almunia de Doña Godina por la difusión de falsos desnudos con IA
3 December 2024
HERALDO
Investigan en La Almunia denuncias por la difusi├│n de fotos de menores desnudas manipuladas con Inteligencia Artificial
3 December 2024
El HuffPost
Investigan fotos de menores, de contenido sexual y manipuladas con IA, en un instituto de Zaragoza
3 December 2024
infoLibre.es
La Guardia Civil investiga la difusión de imágenes de menores manipuladas con IA en La Almunia (Zaragoza)
3 December 2024
telecinco
Investigan la difusi├│n de fotos de menores manipuladas con Inteligencia Artificial en La Almunia (Zaragoza)
3 December 2024
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