Incident 1614: Two Men Allegedly Created and Distributed Purportedly AI-Generated Sexual Images of 22 Women in Silleda, Galicia

Description: 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.

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Alleged: Synthetic media generation technology developers , Synthetic image generation technology developers and Deepfake technology developers developed an AI system deployed by 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 and Deepfake creators, which harmed Women Minors Victims of non-consensual deepfakes , Women , Victims of deepfake abuse , Privacy , General public of Spain , General public of Silleda, Galicia , General public , Epistemic integrity and 22 women depicted in alleged Silleda AI-generated sexual images.
Alleged implicated AI systems: Synthetic media generation technology , Synthetic image generation technology and Deepfake technology

Incident Stats

Incident ID
1614
Report Count
3
Incident Date
2026-06-08
Editors
Daniel Atherton
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There are now 18 complaints from young people in Silleda about fake nudes created with AI.
media.lavozdegalicia.es · 2026
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Eighteen complaints have now been filed by young people from Silleda regarding the dissemination of fake images of themselves, depicting them nude and created using artificial intelligence. The Civil Guard reports that the investigation rem…

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Two men under investigation for AI-generated nude photos of more than 20 women in Silleda
europapress.es · 2026
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PONTEVEDRA, July 16 (EUROPA PRESS) -

The Civil Guard has located two men suspected of creating and distributing artificially generated photos of 22 women in Silleda (Pontevedra) depicting them nude and in sexually explicit scenes.

Following…

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Authors of AI-generated nude images that affected 22 women in Pontevedra have been identified
infobae.com · 2026
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Pontevedra, July 16 (EFE) – The Civil Guard has identified two men who created and distributed online images generated with artificial intelligence depicting 22 women from the province of Pontevedra naked.

The investigation, according to a …

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