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Man Arrested for Creating 500,000 Celebrity Deepfakes

1/20/2026

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Tatsuro Chiba, 31, was arrested in Japan on January 19 for allegedly creating and sharing sexual deepfakes of female celebrities.
The Metropolitan Police Department says he used AI to generate about 500,000 images of around 300 individuals.
The images were produced from summer 2023 to May 2025.
He directed users to pay for access and earned about 11 million yen (S$89,400) for events related to his favorite underground pop idol.

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Tatsuro Chiba, 31, was arrested in Japan on January 19 for allegedly creating and sharing sexual deepfakes of female celebrities.
The Metropolitan Police Department says he used AI to generate about 500,000 images of around 300 individuals.
The images were produced from summer 2023 to May 2025.
He directed users to pay for access and earned about 11 million yen (S$89,400) for events related to his favorite underground pop idol.