Texas student faked nudes of teacher

A Texas teacher has become the latest victim of deepfake photos — after her head was edited onto a naked body and the photos shared online according to media reports, with the episode now under investigation by police.

The Klein Independent School District, located outside Houston, confirmed there’s an investigation into who is “cyber harassing” the educator.

Salacious fake photos of the female teacher were uploaded onto a social media account online, with the person behind it trying to sell the images, according to the local Fox affiliate.

“If you use someone else’s persona to create a website, social media account, or email with the intent to defraud or harm them, it’s the offense of online impersonation,” attorney Matthew Sharp told the station.

“Under Texas penal code, it’s a third-degree felony. It is a serious crime. If you are accused and convicted, you are looking at some serious punishment.”

Multiple law enforcement agencies are looking into the photos.

The district denied that a student was behind the photos — a spokesman adding that they would not participate in a story with The Post and then abruptly hanging up..


Klein Independent School District, outside of Houston, said it was working with law enforcement on this investigation.
Klein Independent School District, outside Houston, is working with law enforcement on the investigation.

The student allegedly created a fake social media account to share and try to sell the photos.
The student allegedly created a fake social media account to share and try to sell the photos.
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“Deepfake” images are created by Artificial Intelligence programs and can take photos or video of a real person are digitally alter it  — often with incredibly realistic results.

A deepfake of Pope Francis caused an uproar after the Catholic leader’s head was edited onto the body of someone sporting a long white puffer jacket, designed by luxury fashion house Balenciaga.

The deepfake, created with artificial intelligence, garnered millions of views online before it was flagged as being a fake on Twitter.

“A lot of the technology is being used, not for the best purposes, but for either pranks, to be mean, or vindictive,” Gary Huestis, of Powerhouse Forensics, told the Houston station.

Huestis advises social media users to try to limit their digital footprint.

“Your picture is going to be out there,” said Huestis. “There’s really not a lot you can do.”