AI vigilante trap snares alleged paedophile ex-teacher in France
The 66-year-old handed himself in after an influencer used AI to pose as a 14-year-old girl and broadcast their conversation online.
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Notable Quotes
"We need to ask: is he really aiming to work with police, or does he just want to create a buzz?"
— Mourad Battikh , Other
"I am glad civil society is mobilised against this unspeakable phenomenon… The reaction of the political class has been so feeble."
— Jean-Philippe Tanguy , Politician
Key People
A member of the USM magistrates' union who comments on the risks of citizen vigilantes.
A retired French sports teacher who was caught making sexual propositions online.
A popular male influencer who specializes in the entrapment of paedophiles.
A deputy of the far-right National Rally party who supports citizen vigilance against child sex abuse.
Mourad Battikh is the family's lawyer representing Sonia Bellina's relatives.
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The 66-year-old handed himself in after an influencer used AI to pose as a 14-year-old girl and broadcast their conversation online.
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