Students arrested, expelled for sexual harassment
A student is being held at the Central Java Police's detention center while a student in Medan has been stripped of his academic and nonacademic privileges.
Two students in Indonesia have faced disciplinary action over allegations of sexual harassment. In Semarang, a university student was expelled from his institution after being accused of sexually harassing fellow students. Meanwhile, in Medan, a different university student has been stripped of his academic and nonacademic privileges following accusations of uploading deepfake photos and videos of his former girlfriend.
The Semarang case involves a former girlfriend who discovered that deepfake images and videos featuring her face combined with the bodies of other women were circulating online. E, a university student in Surakarta, reported the incident to the Central Java Police Cyber Investigation Directorate on January 28. Her lawyer, Zainal Petir, confirmed that his client had requested assistance following the distressing discovery of the compromising content.
The police arrested the accused student, identified as IAM, at his boarding house in Gunungpati, Semarang, on August 4. He is currently in the custody of the Central Java Police's detention house. The incident highlights the growing concern over the use of deepfake technology and its potential misuse to harass and exploit individuals, particularly women.
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