A Victoria Police spokeswoman said a 17-year-old boy was issued a caution in relation to allegedly circulating explicit images online.
“Unfortunately, innocent photos from social media and school events have been used.
“Image-based abuse, including the production of deepfake images and videos, is a persistent online harm which also represents one of the most egregious invasions of privacy,” Inman said.
eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant said deepfakes could be “devastating to the person whose image is taken and altered without their knowledge or consent”.
“If new information comes to light, police will investigate further.”
NSW Minister for Education Prue Car said the incident was “abhorrent” and would not be tolerated while speaking at a press conference on Thursday morning.
A NSW Police spokeswoman confirmed an investigation was launched on Jan. 6 following reports “inappropriate images were being produced and distributed online”.
She thanked the deputy principal and the leadership at the school for their quick action and said the top priority was to ensure all students affected would be OK to return to school in the coming weeks.
The Senate passed a bill in August last year to tackle the rise in the creation and distribution of non-consensual deepfake pornography.
“We do not tolerate such behavior and will take the appropriate action,” the spokesman said.
“We are helping affected students with appropriate wellbeing support and will do so as long as required.”
The senior in high school, who cannot be named, allegedly used images from social media along with artificial intelligence to create pornographic photos of female students.
“After extensive investigations, police consider the matter closed,” the spokeswoman said.
“We want to emphasize that your daughters have done nothing wrong, there are no inappropriate real photos of them being used.
“I am sorry this has occurred.”
