Deepfake case study · Multi-modal
Christopher Pelkey deepfake (May 2025)
A deceased manslaughter victim, Christopher Pelkey, was reanimated as an AI-generated video to speak at his killer’s sentencing. The deepfake, using his likeness and voice, presented a script prepared by his family.…
- Incident date
- May 2025
- Target
- Christopher Pelkey
Updated May 6, 2026 · 1 min read
A deceased manslaughter victim, Christopher Pelkey, was reanimated as an AI-generated video to speak at his killer’s sentencing. The deepfake, using his likeness and voice, presented a script prepared by his family. This impact statement was shown during sentencing, and the judge imposed a sentence one-year longer than prosecutors requested.