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Pretrial Detention Ordered in Jujuy for 19-Year-Old Who Used AI to Lure Students

Forensic analysis of seized devices now focuses on the scope of the abuse content.

Overview

  • Federal prosecutors charged G.F.F., 19, with aggravated human trafficking for sexual exploitation and possession of child sexual abuse material, and Judge Eduardo Hansen ordered a 90-day pretrial detention on October 28.
  • Investigators say the suspect used AI tools, including ChatGPT, to fabricate a bogus organization and scholarship program that persuaded three students from Santa Fe, two of them minors, to travel to San Salvador de Jujuy.
  • The victims discovered a hidden camera disguised as a bathroom clock; police later recovered the device after the suspect allegedly tried to throw it from a patrol car.
  • A preliminary exam found 15 videos and 68 photos of the three victims, along with a large cache of child sexual abuse material and similar recordings suggesting others may have been targeted.
  • Authorities seized phones, a computer, storage devices and a tablet for expanded forensic work, while the judge rejected a defense request for bail and transfer citing the case’s gravity and risk of interference.