Spanien: Mutmaßlicher Deepfake – KI-Nacktbilder von Mädchen sollen an Schulen zirkulieren

The police in Spain have initiated investigations into a suspected case of multiple Deepfakes. According to the newspaper „El País,“ AI-generated nude photos of more than 20 girls are said to be circulating at their schools in Almendralejo, in the western Spanish region of Extremadura. Ten underage suspects have been identified so far, with some of them being younger than 14 and therefore not legally accountable.

Several mothers of the affected girls reached out to the public. The case may have attracted particular attention because among them is Miriam Al Adib, a gynecologist with a large following on Instagram. In a video lasting several minutes, she reported on the incident and wrote, among other things, „Girls, don’t be afraid to report such acts.“ And to those who „came up with this“: „If you’re a bit intelligent, help fix what you’ve caused.“

She told the newspaper „El País“ that she had just returned from a lecture trip in Barcelona when her 14-year-old daughter said to her, „Mom, look what happened. They have already done this to many girls.“ Then she showed her the photo. „My heart skipped a beat,“ says Al Adib. „If I didn’t know my daughter’s body, this photo would look real.“ She then joined forces with the mothers of other affected girls. One of them told the broadcaster Canal Extremadura that a boy had tried to blackmail her daughter with a manipulated image.