AI incident #1612 ·
A.B. Paterson College Teacher in Queensland Allegedly Used AI to Create Explicit Images of Students and Staff
What happened
Queensland police in Australia allege that former A.B. Paterson College teacher Robert John Thomas used a work-issued laptop and AI software to create explicit images depicting staff members and students. The school discovered and quarantined the material in October 2025, dismissed Thomas, and reported the matter to police. Authorities said there was no evidence he shared the images; he was charged with child-exploitation and computer-misuse offences in July 2026.
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Who was involved
- Alleged deployer
- Teachers, Synthetic Media Creators, Robert John Thomas, Educators, Deepfake Creators
- Alleged developer
- Synthetic Media Generation Technology Developers, Synthetic Image Generation Technology Developers, Deepfake Technology Developers
- Alleged harmed party
- Victims Of Non Consensual Deepfakes, Victims Of Deepfake Child Abuse, Victims Of Deepfake Abuse, Teachers, Students, School Employees, Privacy, Minors, Epistemic Integrity, Educators, Educational Communities, A.B. Paterson College Students And Staff Depicted In Alleged Ai Generated Explicit Images, A.B. Paterson College
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