Middle School Boy Hospitalized After Deepfake Incident and Retaliatory Assault

• •A middle school student is accused of making deepfake videos of female classmates.
• •The victim reported the incident to her parents, leading to police involvement.
• •A was assaulted by peers of the victim after the incident became public.

A middle school boy in Cheongju is under investigation for creating and distributing deepfake videos of female classmates. The boy, referred to as A, allegedly filmed female students during video calls to produce these videos. The incident came to light when a victim, identified as B, reported it to her parents, who then informed the police. Following the revelation, A was assaulted by two acquaintances of B on a hiking trail, resulting in hospitalization. Police are investigating both the deepfake creation and the retaliatory assault, with A currently booked without detention. The investigation is ongoing, and police have stated that confirming the exact facts is challenging at this stage.