Police officer indicted for fabricating, distributing deepfake videos of acquaintances
A police officer in Seoul has been indicted for using artificial intelligence (AI) to create and spread deepfake videos of people he knew, prosecutors said Wednesday. The Busan District Prosecutors Office said the officer, stationed at Seoul's Dongdaemun Police Station, manufactured roughly 400 such videos and distributed about 50 of them between March 2022 and August this year. He was earlier…
A police officer in Seoul has been indicted for creating and distributing fake videos of acquaintances using artificial intelligence, according to prosecutors. The officer, who worked at Seoul's Dongdaemun Police Station, produced around 400 such videos and shared approximately 50 of them between March 2022 and August 2025. The investigation began in December 2025 after suspicions arose that illegal, exploitative videos were being shared on Telegram.
The officer had previously been investigated for a similar offense prior to joining the police force, but no indictment was issued at that time. He is also accused of having about 5,600 illegally recorded videos, including roughly 1,600 involving child abuse, and producing around 10 illegally filmed videos with his mobile phone.
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