A police officer in Seoul, South Korea, arrested on suspicion of creating and distributing AI deepfake pornographic content

An active police officer at the Dongdaemun Police Station in Seoul, South Korea, was detained on suspicion of creating and distributing AI-generated sexually exploitative deepfake content, and about 5,600 illegal files were found on his devices. According to local media reports, the officer was assigned to the traffic division, was detained in September, and is suspected of possessing sexual exploitation materials and forged sexual content, as well as producing and distributing pornographic deepfakes. The case originated from an undercover investigation by the Busan Metropolitan Police Agency into a Telegram chat room. Investigators obtained court approval in December 2025 to enter the chat room under a covert identity and track distributors, and months later identified this active Seoul officer, searching his phone and other devices in August. Forensic examination found about 5,600 illegal files, of which about 2,600 were forged sexual images and videos, 1,600 were classified as child or adolescent sexual exploitation materials, and 1,300 were illegally filmed videos. The officer is also suspected of creating more than 400 AI-generated images or videos depicting acquaintances as nude between March 2022 and July this year, and of secretly filming women's bodies and distributing dozens of forged sexual images via Telegram between August 2025 and April 2026.