Police Probe Spanish Teen For Creating Nude AI-Generated Images Of Female Classmates

Last Updated:July 27, 2025, 18:24 IST

The case emerged after 16 teenage girls from an educational institute in the Valencia region reported seeing AI-generated images of themselves circulating on social media

Police believe the teenager may have used AI tools to manipulate real photos of classmates and create false explicit content. (Representative image/Getty)

Spanish police have launched an investigation into a 17-year-old accused of using artificial intelligence to create and distribute fake nude images of female classmates.

The case emerged after 16 teenage girls from an educational institute in the Valencia region reported seeing AI-generated images of themselves circulating on social media and internet.

According to authorities, the first complaint was filed in December by a girl who discovered a deepfake video and explicit photos that showed a person resembling her, completely naked. The content had been shared on a social media account set up using her name.

As further complaints followed, police began to suspect that the same individual was behind the images. Investigators traced the IP addresses connected to the fake accounts, which led them to the home of the 17-year-old student, who is now under formal investigation.

Police believe the teenager may have used AI tools to manipulate real photos of classmates and create false explicit content. He is being investigated on suspicion of “corruption of minors." Authorities are also looking into claims that some of the content may have been offered for sale.

In a statement, police warned of the increasing use of AI to produce deepfake content and the serious consequences it can have, particularly when involving minors.

This is not the first time Spanish authorities have had to deal with cases involving AI-generated sexual images. In March, the Spanish government said it would introduce legislation making it a criminal offence to create sexually explicit images using AI without a person’s consent.

The proposed law, which would be one of the first of its kind in Europe, is still awaiting approval in parliament.

The case has sparked fresh concerns about the abuse of AI technology and the urgent need for regulation to protect privacy and prevent digital exploitation, especially of minors.

(With inputs from AFP)

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