Complaint: Investigators link AI deepfake nudes to victim's ex

Complaint: Investigators link AI deepfake nudes to victim's ex According to a criminal complaint, Tristan Preuss ripped existing images from the woman's social media accounts and used artificial intelligence to manipulate the photos into pornographic images and videos. Advertisement Updated: 10:24 PM CST Nov 12, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ Derrick Rose Anchor/Investigative Reporter Complaint: Investigators link AI deepfake nudes to victim's ex According to a criminal complaint, Tristan Preuss ripped existing images from the woman's social media accounts and used artificial intelligence to manipulate the photos into pornographic images and videos. Updated: 10:24 PM CST Nov 12, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ Derrick Rose Anchor/Investigative Reporter A Pleasant Prairie man's admitted misuse of artificial intelligence could cost him more than forty years in prison, according to prosecutors, because the material contained deepfake pornographic images of his ex-girlfriend. According to a criminal complaint filed in Kenosha County Circuit Court, Tristan Preuss ripped existing images from the woman's social media accounts and used artificial intelligence to manipulate the photos into pornographic images and videos. Advertisement The complaint said the images were shared on fake social media accounts and requested money for the images. The document said the phone number the requests solicited the money for belonged to Preuss. Prosecutors said that connection prompted the woman to contact police after she learned people she knew received the requests and the communications shared information only the victim and Preuss would know. When confronted about the investigation, the complainant said Preuss admitted to creating the images and told investigators, "He couldn't recall how many times and that he didn't know this was illegal." When asked why he did it, the complaint said Preuss told investigators "he had done it for sexual gratification and would take it all back if he could." Preuss faces a dozen felony charges of posting a synthetic intimate representation of an identifiable person. If convicted on each charge, Preuss faces a maximum of 42 years in prison and up to $120,000 in fines. He is due in court Dec. 2 for an initial appearance. Make WISN a preferred source on Google Add Preferred Source Share Infinite Scroll Enabled Top Picks Newly released Ring camera shows Brooklyn building collapsing Anthony Clark, a comedian and actor who starred on 'Yes, Dear,' dies Teen who has autism found alive after missing for nearly a week in the Australian woodlands Microsoft confirms Outlook outage affecting users worldwide