Archive · 21 Jan 2026
Man Arrested in Japan for AI-Generated Celebrity Deepfakes
A man in Japan named Tetsuro Chiba was arrested for making and selling over 500,000 fake pictures of famous women using AI.
These pictures were not real but were made to look like the celebrities.
He did this to make money by showing the pictures online.
The police found out and arrested him.
Many people are worried about how AI can be used to make fake pictures or videos of people, called deepfakes.
Some countries are even banning certain AI tools because of these concerns.
Tetsuro Chiba, a 31-year-old unemployed man from Sapporo, Japan, was arrested for creating and selling AI-generated obscene images of celebrities.
He allegedly created over 520,000 deepfake images of around 300 celebrities between December 2024 and May 2025.
Chiba earned approximately 11 million yen ($70,000) by promoting and selling the content online.
Japanese police arrested him on suspicion of displaying obscene content online.
Several countries have recently taken legal action against AI tools like Elon Musk's Grok due to user safety concerns.
- Who
- Tetsuro Chiba, a 31-year-old unemployed man from Sapporo, Japan
- What
- Arrested for creating and selling AI-generated obscene images of celebrities
- When
- Between December 2024 and May 2025, arrested in May 2025
- Where
- Sapporo, Japan
- Why
- To earn money by selling the images online
- Suspect Name
- Tetsuro Chiba
- Age
- 31
- Location
- Sapporo, Japan
- Number of Images
- 520,000
- Number of Celebrities
- 300
- Earnings
- 11 million yen ($70,000)
- Arrest Date
- May 2025
