"Deep Fake" that penetrated into your teens...Punishment even if the law is strengthened is 'mild'

[Anchor]
Amid the growing harmful effects of deepfake sexual exploitation, it is penetrating deep into our society to the extent that teenagers participate in crime.

Although the level of punishment is gradually strengthening, critics say that the court's ruling is lukewarm.

I'm reporter Lee Jong-gu.

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Recently, the characteristic of deepfake crimes is to secretly collect photos posted on SNS from an unspecified number of people and use AI technology to create sexual exploitation.The young age of the perpetrators of

is also a concern.

This year, police arrested 387 suspects of deepfake sex crimes, 83% of whom were teenagers.

[Lim Joo-hye / Lawyer: A culture of sharing and mocking has spread like a play culture and is approaching as a big problem....]

The term deepfake was first introduced to the public back in 2017.

In the beginning, there was a lack of recognition that it was a serious crime, but now it is trending as a money-making or simple interest.

[Lee Kyung-min / Head of Cybercrime Investigation at Busan National Police Agency: Non-member room channel, member room, deep fake video room, hidden camera video room....]

Criminals are mainly using Telegram to avoid tracking down by investigators.

This is why cooperation from Telegram is important.

[Lee Dong-soo / Director of the Korea Communications Standards Commission's Digital Sexual Crime Review Bureau: ID or phone number may be provided during cooperation with the National Police Agency on Telegram....]

The government is focused on strengthening punishment and protecting victims.

I changed the law to have deepfake sex exploitation or face up to 3 years in prison just by looking at it.

In particular, it is notable that the deletion of related data and support for victims are specified as the responsibility of the state.

[Han Deok-soo / Prime Minister: We have formed a pan-government task force to take additional measures such as strengthening the punishment of perpetrators and supporting victims, and expanding the responsibility of online platforms.]

The will of the judiciary is also important.

The "Nth Room Incident" broke out in 2019, and a year later, the punishment law for the production and distribution of sexual exploitation was first implemented.

However, in subsequent trials, the suspended sentence rate was well over 50% and the prison sentence was only around 30%.

I'm YTN Lee Jong-gu.