The Story County Sheriff is investigating explicit AI-generated photos of students circulating inside a Nevada high school. Parents are worried that no one will be held accountable. They said investigators told them there was probably little they could do because Iowa's criminal code is not yet clear about the creation and distribution of explicit AI photos like the one in this case. It's like there's nothing we can do,” said Chad Borwick, one of the Nevada high school students whose images were altered to appear naked in a photo posted on social media. . “It spread like wildfire.” Our high school, middle school and, you know, kids are probably spreading it to other school districts and other friends, probably spreading it to all of them. “Yes,” said Mr. Borwick. I want my children to be better,” said Ida Nadi, another parent of the victim. “They're going to feel like they don't matter, like their voice doesn't matter,” said Rep. Chris Cournoyer (R-Leclair), who signed the bill, signed by Gov. Kim Reynolds just last week, into the Legislature. He led a bill passed by the Iowa Senate that would make it a felony to create media of minors or their likenesses engaged in sexual acts or full or partial nudity. But it won't go into effect until July 1st. Cournoyer said the situation in Nevada is exactly what he hopes this bill will prevent in the future. “These images may be fake, but the impact on people is very real,” Cournoyer said. “We tried to put some teeth into this law, but I think it would make a huge difference if we knew there would be dire consequences for doing something like this to the people of Iowa. ” The district says it has returned the law. The investigation will be referred to law enforcement, and no disciplinary action will be taken until that investigation is complete. ” Get updates on the go by downloading the free KCCI app: Apple | Google Play Get the latest headlines from KCCI
The Story County Sheriff is investigating explicit AI-generated photos of students circulating inside a Nevada high school.
Parents are worried that no one will take responsibility. They said investigators told them there was probably little they could do because Iowa's criminal code still doesn't have clear laws regarding the creation and distribution of explicit AI photos like the one in this case.
“Our daughters are being sacrificed, and there doesn't seem to be anything we can do about it,” Chad Borwick said. His child is a high school student in Nevada whose photo was edited to make him appear naked. to social media.
“It spread like wildfire. It spread to our high school, middle school, and the kids probably spread it to other school districts and other friends. It probably spread to all of them,” Bo said. Wick said.
Ida Nadi, another parent of one of the victims, said: “I don't want this to happen to my children. I want things to be better.” “They're going to feel like they don't matter, that their voice doesn't matter.”
Sen. Chris Cournoyer (R-LeClair) has passed a bill in the Iowa Senate this session that was signed by Gov. Kim Reynolds just last week, creating media coverage of minors and their likenesses engaged in sex acts. He led a bill that would make it a felony to do so. Partial nudity.
But it won't go into effect until July 1.
Cournoyer said the situation in Nevada is exactly what the bill hopes to prevent in the future.
“These images may be fake, but the impact on people is very real,” Cournoyer said. “We tried to put some effort into this law, and I think this will make a big difference because we know that there are dire consequences when you do something like this to the people of Iowa. ”
The school district has turned over the investigation to law enforcement and says no disciplinary action will be taken until the investigation is complete.
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