Middle School Student Who Created Deepfake Videos of Female Classmates Hospitalized After Retaliatory Assault by Peers

A middle school boy who illegally filmed female classmates to produce deepfake sexual exploitation materials has been assaulted in retaliation, prompting a police investigation.

On October 16, student A, a middle school boy in Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province, created and distributed deepfake sexual exploitation videos using photos of female peers he had illegally filmed.

After finding out about the incident, the parents of victim B reported it to the school, and the police also received the case through a school violence hotline.

Police confirmed that student A had created and distributed deepfake sexual exploitation videos using photos captured during video calls with several female students as well as photos secretly taken from behind.

However, on October 19, student A was assaulted in retaliation by two teenage acquaintances of the victim on a hiking trail behind the school.

Student A has been transferred to a hospital and is currently receiving inpatient treatment.

The police have booked the two students who participated in the assault on assault charges and are investigating the circumstances surrounding both cases.

(Reported by Park Se-won | Video by Na Hong-hee | Graphics by Lee Su-min | Produced by SBS Digital News)
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