Australian teenager arrested after explicit photos of 50 schoolgirls were posted online

A teenager was arrested and later released after fake nude images of 50 female students at a private school in Australia were posted on social media.

Images of students at Bachhus Marsh Grammar School in Victoria were photoshopped using artificial intelligence to create “obscene” and “incredibly graphic” content before being shared on Instagram and Snapchat, the agency said. school.

The photos were collected from the social networks of girls enrolled in high school and high school.

“Officers received reports that a number of images had been sent to a person in the Melton area via an online platform on Friday June 7,” police said.

“Police have arrested a teenager in connection with explicit images circulating online. He was released pending further investigation.

School principal Andrew Neal described the incident as “appalling”.

“It's something that touches the hearts of students, especially girls growing up at this age,” he told ABC News.

“They should be able to learn and go about their business without this kind of nonsense.”

Students are receiving support as the school works with investigators to remove the images from social media, the principal said.

“Logic suggests that the most likely individual is someone from the school,” Mr. Neal said, “or a group of people from the school.”

However, he added, “the police and the school are not ruling out any other possibility.”

The mother of one of the girls said she was picking up her 16-year-old daughter from a sleepover when she saw the doctored photos.

Her daughter was “very upset and she was vomiting”, she told ABC Radio Melbourne, adding the images were “incredibly graphic”.

“I mean, they’re kids. The photos were mutilated, and so graphic. I almost threw up when I saw him,” she said.

“Fifty girls is a lot. It's really disturbing. How can we reassure them that once measures are put in place, this will not happen again?

The incident drew condemnation from Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan, who said women and girls deserve respect.

“My thoughts are with the young women of Bacchus Marsh Grammar and their families. There is no place for this shameful and misogynistic conduct in Victoria,” Ms Allan said.

“Women and girls deserve respect in the classroom, online and everywhere else in our community. That's why we've passed laws against this behavior and we teach respectful relationships in schools to stop violence before it starts. »