JOHOR BARU: The case of a teenage student allegedly using deepfake technology to fabricate and spread lewd images of his schoolmates and alumni has continued to spiral, with 29 police reports lodged against him as of noon Tuesday (April 15).
On Saturday (April 12), Johor police chief Comm Datuk M. Kumar said a total of 22 reports had been lodged against the 16-year-old suspect from a private secondary school in Kulai.
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Initially, eight police reports were lodged, leading to the teenager's arrest in Kulai at 5pm on April 8 and his subsequent remand.
The remand order was extended until today to assist the ongoing police investigation, Comm Kumar said in a statement.
The suspect allegedly used artificial intelligence tools to manipulate photos of his victims, which he obtained through social media, and sold the edited images at RM2 each.
The incident came to light when the school issued a statement on Facebook confirming that complaints had been received about the matter.
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The school has since expelled the teenager for breaching its rules.
More alleged victims then came forward, with the youngest said to be only 12 or 13 years old.
This also sparked an online conversation among students and alumni of the school, who claimed they were sexually harassed by the teaching staff while studying there previously.
