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Middle school student creates pornographic deepfake images of underage girls using AI, under investigation in Bucks County Pennsylvania

Mar 1, 2025Newtown, Pennsylvania1 source

Summary

A middle school student in Newtown Middle School in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, is under investigation for allegedly using AI to create pornographic deepfake images of up to 12 underage girls in March. The incident is being investigated by Newtown Township police and the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office, with the school district reporting the matter to authorities. If the allegations are confirmed, the student could be among the first prosecuted under Pennsylvania’s new law, which criminalizes the distribution of non-consensual deepfake images, especially when involving minors. The case has raised concerns about the misuse of AI in schools and the need for stronger policies to prevent such incidents.

Incident Details

Domain
Privacy & Surveillance

Unauthorized collection, tracking, or exposure of personal data and private information.

Harm Types
Deepfake NCII
Mechanism
content
Severity
Minor involved
Recipient
Groupup to 12 underage girls whose images were used to create AI-generated pornographic deepfake images without consent
Dimensions
reputationalpsychologicalautonomydiscriminatory

Sources

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Council Rock middle schooler investigated over alleged deepfake images of girls - PhillyBurbs
Google News Historical Backfill·Jun 6, 2025

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