3 in 10 Cases of Illegal Filming and Deepfake Crimes Committed by Ex-Partners

More than 30% of victims who experienced sexual violence through the production or distribution of illegal footage or deepfake materials were harmed by their ex-partners, a survey has found.

The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family released the results of the "2025 Survey on Sexual Violence Safety," which was conducted from August to October of last year among 10,151 men and women aged 19 to 64.

The survey has been conducted every three years since 2007 in accordance with the Act on the Prevention of Sexual Violence.

The results show that sexual violence was more likely to occur within intimate relationships than between strangers.

Among respondents who experienced harm from illegal filming or deepfake materials, those who reported being victimized by an ex-partner surged from 9.3% in 2022 to 30.2% last year.

Cases involving current partners increased from 6.9% to 18.8%, while cases involving spouses rose from 4.0% to 9.6%.

Conversely, the proportion of victims harmed by complete strangers decreased from 46.0% to 21.4%.

Reports of sexual harassment by ex-partners also increased from 4.8% to 13.1% across both genders, while reports of such harassment by strangers decreased from 56.8% to 50.9%.
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