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Two Men Allegedly Created and Distributed Purportedly AI-Generated Sexual Images of 22 Women in Silleda, Galicia

Occurred
Jun 8, 2026
Published
Jul 16, 2026
Source
AI Incident Database

Summary

Spain's Guardia Civil identified two men in connection with purportedly AI-generated sexual images depicting 22 women from Silleda, Galicia. Investigators said photographs taken from the women's social media profiles were altered to portray them nude or in sexual scenes; a 35-year-old allegedly created the material and a 29-year-old allegedly distributed it online. Victims began filing complaints in June 2026.

Developers

  • Synthetic media generation technology developers
  • Synthetic image generation technology developers
  • Deepfake technology developers

Deployers

  • Unnamed 35-year-old Silleda man accused of creating AI-generated sexual images
  • Unnamed 29-year-old man accused of distributing AI-generated sexual images of women in Silleda
  • Synthetic media creators
  • Deepfake creators

Harmed parties

  • Women
  • Victims of deepfake abuse
  • Privacy
  • General public of Spain
  • General public of Silleda, Galicia
  • General public
  • Epistemic integrity
  • 22 women depicted in alleged Silleda AI-generated sexual images
  • Women and girls

Classification

Category confidence: 95%
Severity confidence: 90%

Rationale: AI-generated sexual images of non-consenting individuals constitute deepfake abuse with legal consequences and significant harm.

Classifier: Qwen/Qwen3.5-35B-A3B-FP8

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