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Argentina Charges 19-Year-Old Over AI-Faked Scholarship That Secretly Filmed Students

Prosecutors are conducting expanded forensic exams of seized devices that could reveal more victims or offenses.

Overview

  • A federal judge in Jujuy ordered 90 days of preventive detention for G.F.F., 19, on charges of aggravated human trafficking for sexual exploitation and possession of child sexual abuse material.
  • Investigators say he used AI tools, including ChatGPT, to fabricate a bogus student organization and scholarship that lured three students from Santa Fe to San Salvador de Jujuy, two of them minors.
  • One victim discovered a hidden camera disguised as a bathroom clock, after which the suspect tried to throw the device from a police car before officers recovered it.
  • A preliminary exam found 15 videos and 68 photos of the three victims on the device, alongside additional child sexual abuse material and content suggesting other possible victims.
  • Police seized phones, external drives, a computer and a tablet, and the prosecution requested a 90-day investigation window with complementary analyses that could expand the charges.