Man who made deepfake porn of NPO presenter is being prosecuted
The 39-year-old man who made a deepfake porn video of NPO presenter Welmoed Sijtsma is being prosecuted. He is suspected of ‘possessing and producing images of a sexual nature’.
The man was arrested in November last year because of the video. He edited the NPO presenter’s face onto a porn actress. In response to this, Sijtsma made one documentary series about deepfake porn. She also spoke to the maker of the video via a chat and her research would also have helped in tracking down the man.
The suspicion is noted by Shownieuws, among others, who also managed to obtain confirmation of this from the Public Prosecution Service. It is not known when the case will go to trial. Nor what punishment he might receive.