Court Orders Damages for Deepfake Exploitation of Teachers

• •A man was ordered to pay 17.7 million won for deepfake exploitation of teachers.
• •The defendant was sentenced to three years in prison for his actions.
• •The ruling emphasizes civil liability for deepfake crimes in educational settings.

A man in his 20s has been ordered to pay 17.7 million won in damages to a female teacher after creating and distributing deepfake sexual images of her and other educators while still a high school student. The Incheon District Court ruled in favor of the teacher, identified as A, who sought 72 million won. The defendant, B, was found guilty of superimposing the faces of two female teachers and a senior student onto nude photographs and distributing them on social media. B was also charged with filming parts of a victim's body at school. He received a three-year prison sentence in December 2025, which was finalized after an appeal. The ruling aims to raise awareness about the civil liabilities associated with deepfake crimes targeting educators.