A Victorian teenager has been arrested after AI-generated nude photos of dozens of school girls were shared online last week.
The victims are students of Bacchus Marsh Grammar, west of Melbourne.
Acting Principal Kevin Richardson told TDA the school had since become aware of explicit images of some of its students spreading online.
Victoria Premier Jacinta Allan told TDA: “There is no place for this disgraceful and misogynistic conduct in Victoria”.
The photos
Explicit photos and videos containing doctored images of female Bacchus Marsh Grammar students first began appearing online last Friday.
The school contacted Victoria Police once it became aware of the photos.
It’s also been widely reported the images of around 50 students were generated by artificial intelligence.
Arrest
Police confirmed to TDA that a teenage boy was arrested this week in connection to the explicit photos. However, it’s not known if the boy was a Bacchus Marsh Grammar student.
Police said he has been released from custody as their investigations continue.
Acting Principal Kevin Richardson said “all students” affected by the incident were “being offered support from our Wellbeing Staff.”
He said police have not reached out again since arresting the teen boy.
Victorian Premier
Premier Jacinta Allan called out the behaviour as “disgraceful” and “misogynistic”.
“My thoughts are with the young women of Bacchus Marsh Grammar and their families.
“Women and girls deserve respect in class, online, and everywhere else in the community”.
Allan added the Government has passed laws designed to stop the spread of deepfake porn.
