Overview
- Prosecutors in Gießen have been investigating since late July on suspicion of producing youth‑pornographic content under §184c StGB.
- Authorities allege the long‑time teacher used artificial intelligence to insert the face of a 17‑year‑old student into a sexual image or video featuring himself.
- A residential search was conducted and computers and other data carriers were seized, with forensic analysis now underway and expected to take months, according to Oberstaatsanwalt Thomas Hauburger.
- The educator was immediately transferred from Heinrich‑Mann‑Schule and reassigned to duties without any contact with children or adolescents, the school authority said.
- Legal experts say AI‑generated, non‑real depictions expose a possible gap in current criminal statutes, which could complicate charging decisions while the review of evidence continues.