# Manhattan DA seizes 12 AI deepfake porn sites after 1,200 likenesses stolen — New York law reaches pages viewable in…
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Publisher: reddit.com · published 2026-09-17 · read 2026-09-17

Original: https://www.reddit.com/r/ObscurePatentDangers/comments/1wiel8b/

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## Who is named (8)

- [12 seized domain names](https://truthscore.com/entity/455879e0)
- [Civil Rights Law § 52-b](https://truthscore.com/entity/60f48571)
- [Alvin L. Bragg](https://truthscore.com/entity/8cae7d44)
- [Gothamist](https://truthscore.com/entity/a22b1e4d)
- [approximately 1,200 victims](https://truthscore.com/entity/b148a040)
- [FOX 5 New York](https://truthscore.com/entity/cd580cd5)
- [New York Daily News](https://truthscore.com/entity/d8825489)
- [New York Penal Law § 245.15](https://truthscore.com/entity/e8d8da72)

## What it added

- [Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr. announced a New York State Supreme Court warrant seizing 12 domain names used to sell AI-generated…](https://truthscore.com/claim/edab513e)
  > On September 14, 2026, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr. announced a New York State Supreme Court warrant seizing 12 domain names used to sell AI-generated non-consensual intimate imagery of about 1,200 real people.
- [Investigators say existing photos and videos were turned into sexual images and clips, then sold on sites that advertised themselves as deepfake pornography.](https://truthscore.com/claim/ebc255fe)
  > Investigators say existing photos and videos were turned into sexual images and clips, then sold on sites that advertised themselves as deepfake pornography.
- [Victims were overwhelmingly women and included actors, politicians, athletes, musicians, and influencers.](https://truthscore.com/claim/8599c625)
  > Victims were overwhelmingly women and included actors, politicians, athletes, musicians, and influencers.
- [The New York Daily News reported no arrests with the seizure and that the charged conduct is a Class A misdemeanor.](https://truthscore.com/claim/552d3e89)
  > The New York Daily News reported no arrests with the seizure and that the charged conduct is a Class A misdemeanor.
- [The investigation is open.](https://truthscore.com/claim/c96b5483)
  > The investigation is open.
- [Bragg’s Cyber Crime Bureau number is 212-335-9600.](https://truthscore.com/claim/f9017a00)
  > Bragg’s Cyber Crime Bureau number is 212-335-9600.
- [New York Penal Law § 245.15 already covers intimate images “created or altered by digitization.”](https://truthscore.com/claim/51332b60)
  > New York Penal Law § 245.15 already covers intimate images “created or altered by digitization.”
- [FOX 5 New York reported Bragg’s position that the files need not be made in New York if they can be viewed there.](https://truthscore.com/claim/d19d9b7b)
  > FOX 5 New York reported Bragg’s position that the files need not be made in New York if they can be viewed there.
- [Gothamist quoted him saying many more sites remain.](https://truthscore.com/claim/a857991a)
  > Gothamist quoted him saying many more sites remain.
- [Bragg also described threats in domestic-violence cases.](https://truthscore.com/claim/ea3e9e44)
  > Bragg also described threats in domestic-violence cases.
- [Civil Rights Law § 52-b gives a private suit over digitized intimate images.](https://truthscore.com/claim/209a2ecf)
  > Civil Rights Law § 52-b gives a private suit over digitized intimate images.
- [The case began with one survivor who reported her own images.](https://truthscore.com/claim/c173e684)
  > The case began with one survivor who reported her own images.
- [A face cannot be rotated like a password; once the file is public, copies persist.](https://truthscore.com/claim/170ce54e)
  > A face cannot be rotated like a password; once the file is public, copies persist.
- [Other states may copy domain seizures.](https://truthscore.com/claim/49593437)
  > other states may copy domain seizures
- [Operators may simply move to new addresses.](https://truthscore.com/claim/4f505877)
  > operators may simply move to new addresses

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