Ten minors tried for creating non-consensual deepfake nude images with AI
Ten minors in Valladolid, Spain, aged 14-15, faced trial for using a Telegram bot to create and share deepfake nude images of five female classmates without consent. The minors obtained real photos from social media and used AI to graft the victims' faces onto nude bodies, with the prosecutor alleging intentional harm to cause humiliation and distress.
What happened
In November 2024, ten male minors aged 14 to 15, all students at a secondary school in Valladolid, allegedly obtained photographs of female classmates from social media and used a Telegram bot to generate realistic deepfake nude images, grafting the victims' faces onto existing nude female bodies.
The minors allegedly agreed to create and share these images with knowledge of the harm they would cause, including humiliation and distress to the victims, some of whom were also minors and part of the school community.
Reported impact
The synthetic images were shared and distributed, affecting five victims. Three of the five victims were identified in proceedings, with one victim or group claiming 1,000 euros in damages for moral harm, while the prosecutor sought 300 euros in damages per victim from the minors and their parents.
Index analysis
The case was brought before the Minors Section of the Valladolid Court of First Instance with hearings scheduled for 13 and 16 April 2026. The prosecutor charged the ten minors with crimes of production and distribution of child sexual abuse material and violations of moral integrity, requesting twelve months of socio-educational tasks for each, and an additional fifty hours of community service for one.
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Sources and evidence
This record was researched and written by the Index, based on the following original reporting.