Deepfake case study · Multi-modal
four women deepfake (Jan 2025)
A 54-year-old military veteran, Jonathan Bates, created and distributed deepfake revenge porn of four women he stalked. He used their photos from social media to create fake pornographic accounts on various websites,…
- Incident date
- Jan 2025
- Target
- four women
Updated May 6, 2026 · 1 min read
A 54-year-old military veteran, Jonathan Bates, created and distributed deepfake revenge porn of four women he stalked. He used their photos from social media to create fake pornographic accounts on various websites, adding personal details from platforms like LinkedIn. The stalking spanned from 2017 to 2022. Bates pleaded guilty to four counts of stalking and one count of disclosing private sexual photographs with intent to cause distress. Police investigations initially struggled to connect Bates to the fake accounts.