{"id":237243,"date":"2026-01-14T09:21:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T09:21:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/237243\/"},"modified":"2026-01-14T09:21:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T09:21:10","slug":"more-victims-of-ai-deepfakes-seeking-support-in-guernsey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/237243\/","title":{"rendered":"More victims of AI deepfakes seeking support in Guernsey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">More victims of intimate deepfake imagery are seeking support from Guernsey&#8217;s Victim Support and Witness Service.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Jenny Murphy, who manages the service, said she was concerned by the increase in reports of deepfakes, image or video altered using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to replace a person&#8217;s face or voice which is increasingly being used to create sexual images.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">At present in Guernsey, sharing intimate images without consent is an offence but asking an AI tool to create them is not.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">The Home Affairs Committee is looking to change this through a<a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c7836w526w8o\" class=\"sc-f9178328-0 iCaRzc\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"> proposed change in the Sexual Offences Law 2020.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Murphy said the impact of deepfakes on victims was huge and concerning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">&#8220;Imagine just getting this phone call from a police officer, or potentially a friend or someone who knows you, that they&#8217;ve seen this image out there,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Det Insp Thomas Lowe of Guernsey Police said the force was  &#8220;looking at how the legislation can help us enforce and prosecute and safeguard victims from these offences.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">&#8220;We&#8217;ve had a few cases in the last year which has prompted this reform and for me, it&#8217;s important to instead of playing catch-up, to get ahead,&#8221; Lowe said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\"> Lowe said the issue was &#8220;high on the radar&#8221; and there were other ways the police could help victims.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">&#8220;We&#8217;ll review and investigate where proportionate and look at the offences they might also be committing&#8230;and put in the that they deserve.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Sophie Mortimer, Revenge Porn helpline manager in the UK said it had seen a rise through 2024 and now into 2025&#8243; of the creation of synthetic sexual imagery but it could be tough to catch the perpetrators.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">&#8220;We frequently see people who become victims of this sort of behaviour in one country, the perpetrator&#8217;s in another, the site that the content is being shared on is in yet another country and enforcement and regulation vary hugely,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">She added that in many cases, the victim did not know the imagery had been created, which stood in the way of reporting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Murphy said in cases where victims did learn of the images, the impact on them was huge, &#8220;I think it&#8217;s really important to urge people to come forward and get help and support,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">&#8220;As a charity, we&#8217;re here to look after you&#8230;we can help people talk through what&#8217;s happened, talk through thoughts, feelings, reactions but also help practically as well&#8221; Murphy added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"More victims of intimate deepfake imagery are seeking support from Guernsey&#8217;s Victim Support and Witness Service. 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