Although there could be thirty people affected, eleven minors have already filed a complaint, accompanied by their family, at the Police Station. Almendralejo (Badajoz) in the case of photos with her face manipulated with an artificial intelligence application where they supposedly appear naked on the body of another woman through photomontages.
This figure has been advanced by the Government delegate in Extremadura, Francisco Mendoza, which has specified that it is not yet determining the number of victims or the alleged perpetrators of the manipulation. In fact, THE WORLD has confirmed that this afternoon two other families intend to join these complaints, which must be made individually and not collectively, as was the intention of some parents yesterday.
In statements to the media in Almendralejo, Mendoza reported that the investigation is still open and that, probably, the first documentation will be sent in the next few hours to the Juvenile Prosecutor’s Office. Furthermore, he has pointed out that some of the images of the girls have been located on mobile phones and some of the participants in that manipulation have been identified.
In any case, the Government delegate has asked for “prudence” and “responsibility”, both from the families and the media, as this is a case in which minors are involved and their privacy must be preserved. For this same reason, he did not want to detail the number of minors involved in this case and the municipalities of origin, which could also be some from the region of Mud Land.
Regarding whether the images have been able to leave the circuit of the groups of WhastAppMendoza has pointed out that the investigation takes more time to confirm it, although the first statements of those affected, as this newspaper has learned, point in that direction: “Now it will be seen if, indeed, some of the participants in that WhatsApp circle has transmitted it through any other channel,” he said in this regard.