South Korean police officer arrested and indicted over AI deepfake sexual crime

1. 10:01
   Yonhap

   South Korean prosecutors indict Seoul officer over using AI to create and distribute about 400 sexual deepfake images

   The Busan District Prosecutors' Office in South Korea indicted a police officer from the Seoul Dongdaemun Police Station, accusing him of using AI to produce about 400 deepfake images of acquaintances and distributing about 50 of them between March 2022 and August this year. The officer had previously been arrested and detained by the Busan Metropolitan Police Agency after a months-long undercover investigation, which began in December 2025 after a review of suspicions of illegal sexual exploitation images circulated via Telegram. He is also charged with possessing about 5,600 illegally filmed images, of which about 1,600 involved child abuse, and using his phone to produce about 10 illegally filmed images. Prosecutors said the officer had been investigated for similar crimes before joining the police force, but it was decided at the time not to prosecute.

2. 08:51
   NOCUTNEWS

   An active-duty South Korean police officer indicted for using AI to composite acquaintances' faces to create sexual deepfake images

   The Busan District Prosecutors' Office announced on October 7 that it had indicted and detained active police officer A on charges of violating the Act on Special Cases Concerning the Punishment of Sexual Crimes (editing false sexual images, etc.). A is accused of using AI to composite photos of acquaintances to create more than 400 sexual deepfake images between March 2022 and August this year, sharing about 50 of them with others, and personally filming and creating more than 10 illegal images with a phone. The prosecution also confirmed that he possessed about 1,600 items of child sexual exploitation material and about 1,300 illegal images, for a total of about 5,600 illegal videos. A joined the police force in April 2024, and in 2021 received a conditional suspended indictment for voyeurism charges and was required to undergo education; the prosecution stated that he repeatedly offended over a long period from receiving that disposition until becoming an officer, and long collected materials such as victims' facial photos, believing that the desire to sexually exploit images of women and children was the background motive for his crimes. The Busan District Prosecutors' Office stated it would respond sternly to digital sexual crimes such as using AI technology to create and distribute false images, and would strive to seek sentences commensurate with the severity of the crimes.

1. 10:45
   The Korea Herald

   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.

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   AI Incident Database

   Active Seoul police officer arrested for using AI to create and distribute sexual exploitation material

   A police lieutenant from Seoul's Dongdaemun Police Station was arrested on suspicion of using AI to create and distribute sexual exploitation material. After obtaining court permission in December last year, police conducted an undercover investigation into a Telegram chat room, tracked the suspect over several months, and identified him as an active-duty police officer. A search of his phone revealed approximately 5,600 illegal images in his possession, including more than 2,600 deepfake images, more than 1,600 child and adolescent sexual exploitation materials, and more than 1,300 illegally filmed materials. Between March 2022 and July this year, he used AI applications to create more than 400 deepfake images depicting acquaintances in the nude, and distributed dozens of deepfake images in Telegram chat rooms from August last year to April this year. The lieutenant joined the force in April 2024 and had previously received a suspended indictment for a similar case; he continued offending after joining. The Seoul Dongdaemun Police Station stated that after receiving a notice of investigation from the Busan Metropolitan Police Agency, it placed him on standby duty, and he is currently suspended.

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   AI Incident Database

   An active South Korean police officer arrested and indicted for using AI to synthesize fake sexual images of acquaintances

   韩国釜山公诉厅以违反性暴力处罚法（虚假影像编辑等）等 6 项罪名，对一名在职警察 A 某进行逮捕起诉。A 某被控自 2022 年 3 月 13 日至今年 8 月 5 日，利用 AI 将熟人照片合成为约 400 个虚假影像，其中约 50 个被散布或提供，另用手机拍摄制作约 10 个非法拍摄物。他还被控持有约 1600 个儿童性剥削物、约 2600 个虚假影像和约 1300 个非法拍摄物，合计约 5600 个。釜山公诉厅称，A 某在 2024 年 4 月入职警察前，已于 2021 年因性暴力处罚法（利用相机拍摄）嫌疑受到附条件缓起诉处分。该厅表示，A 某长期收集保管用于合成虚假影像的受害者面部照片等资料，并称将严正应对利用 AI 技术制作散布虚假影像的数字性犯罪。

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   AI Incident Database

   A South Korean police officer arrested for using AI to create sexual exploitation videos; prior sex crime record did not block his hiring

   An active-duty South Korean police officer was arrested for using an AI application to create and distribute sexual exploitation and fabricated image material, and the investigation found that his prior sex crime suspicion had not been filtered out. At a press conference, the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency chief said the officer had received a suspended indictment on suspicion of illegal filming in the past, and since a suspended indictment is a non-prosecution disposition and falls outside the scope of notification, no relevant materials appeared in identity checks and interviews, adding that this is a matter requiring legislative amendment. The officer joined the force in April 2024, and before joining had been under suspicion of illegal filming since 2022 and received a suspended indictment. After joining and through July this year, he used an AI application to create more than 400 fabricated images depicting acquaintances in the nude, and also created illegally filmed materials. The Busan Metropolitan Police Agency discovered his conduct through undercover investigation, and after seizing his phone found approximately 5,600 illegal image materials in total. He also distributed dozens of fabricated image materials in Telegram chat rooms from August last year to April this year. The Dongdaemun Police Station has suspended him.

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