Overview
- School leaders said they learned of the incidents last Friday, informed the school community on Monday, suspended two pupils and notified police.
- Berlin police are investigating on behalf of the public prosecutor into at least three reported cases where students allege classmates were pictured with AI-generated sexualized nude images.
- The Heinz-Brandt-Schule described the acts as a massive attack on the affected girls’ personal rights and as a form of sexualized violence and has disciplined students who knew about the images but did not report them.
- The school plans to revise its prevention work and sexual-education program and has urged parents to talk with children about handling photos and the use of AI tools.
- The case has drawn calls from parent committees and school overseers for visible, rapid action and highlights gaps in German law, where a draft bill to criminalize sexualized deepfakes is under discussion.