Paedophile jailed for using AI to create explicit images of children

Summarised from 8 outlets · 9 reports · Updated 26 Sept, 00:37 · Archive

Zafer Dogan was jailed for two years and four months after using artificial intelligence to create nude images of women and girls he had photographed without consent.

Zafer Dogan, 32, was sentenced to two years and four months at Wood Green Crown Court after admitting to photographing thousands of women and children without their knowledge and using artificial intelligence to transform the images into explicit material for sexual gratification. He was repeatedly granted bail despite opposition from the Metropolitan Police and Crown Prosecution Service, and was released to a flat overlooking a children's playground. Metropolitan Police chief Mark Rowley criticised the court system, saying pressure to reduce the number of prisoners on remand had led to 'dangerous and prolific offenders' being granted bail.

How it is being reported

• Andy Burnham condemns 'disturbing' case of paedophile who snapped women and girls before using AI to 'nudify' them while repeatedly freed on bail - as PM backs calls for reviewZafer Dogan admitted to taking thousands of images of his victims which he then altered using AI technology to 'nudify' them for his own sexual gratification.Daily Mail · 26 Sept, 00:30
• Paedophile who used AI to undress children was allowed to return home overlooking playgroundHe took over 5,000 photos of women and girls, many from his bedroom window overlooking the playground.Metro · 25 Sept, 15:21
• Met chief criticises court system after paedophile granted bailOfficers left feeling ‘hamstrung’, says Mark Rowley after offender allowed to return to flat overlooking playground Pressure to cut the number of prisoners on remand has led to “dangerous and prolific offenders” being granted bail, the country’s most senior police officer said after a paedophile was allowed to return to his flat that overlooked a children’s playground. Zafer Dogan was jailed on Thursday for two years and four months after he was convicted of taking thousands of pictures of women and girls before using AI technology to turn them into nude images for his sexual gratification.…The Guardian · 24 Sept, 20:57
• Man who used AI to ‘nudify’ images of children was bailed to flat near playgroundThe man pleaded guilty to multiple image offences.Daily Express · 24 Sept, 18:52
• Man jailed after using AI to make nude images of children released on bail near playgroundA prolific sex offender who secretly photographed women and children and used artificial intelligence to create sexualised images was repeatedly granted bail to his flat overlooking a children’s playground, despite police and prosecutors warning of the risk he posed. Zafer Dogan, 32, was jailed for two years and four months at Wood Green Crown Court this afternoon, after admitting multiple offences involving indecent images of children, extreme pornography and the creation of intimate images of an adult. The Metropolitan Police and Crown Prosecution Service opposed Dogan’s bail on three…GB News · 24 Sept, 18:45
• Man used AI to undress images of children and was bailed to flat near playgroundZafer Dogan, 32, used artificial intelligence to “nudify” pictures of women and girls after he photographed them without their knowledge while going about their daily businessThe Mirror · 24 Sept, 17:57
• Paedophile who took thousands of images of women and girls and used AI to 'nudify' them is jailed for two years - as police condemn courts for repeatedly releasing him on bail to flat near playgroundZafer Dogan, 32, captured the images of adults and children going about their 'daily business' without their knowledge or consent.Daily Mail · 24 Sept, 17:51
• Paedophile who used AI to make images of children naked was bailed to a flat near playgroundZafer Dogan was jailed for two years and four months on ThursdayThe Independent · 24 Sept, 17:36
• Paedophile who used AI to undress children was bailed to flat overlooking playgroundA paedophile who took thousands of pictures of women and children before using AI to turn some of them into explicit images was bailed to his flat overlooking a playground.Sky News · 24 Sept, 11:14

In this story: Zafer Dogan · Metropolitan Police · Crown Prosecution Service · Wood Green Crown Court · Mark Rowley

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