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Last Verified: 22 February 2026
Latest Case Chronologically: R v Teixeira
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International Deepfake Case Law Database & Litigation Tracker
Below is the International Deepfake Case Law Database & Litigation Tracker, which is currently being updated and uploaded so please bear with me.
| No | Date | Case Name | Jurisdiction | Country | Status | Core AI Issue | Key Takeaway |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2024-08-21 | In the Matter of Lingo Telecom, LLC (EB‑TCD‑24‑00036425) (DA 24‑790) | United States – Federal (FCC) | United States | Settled | Election-interference deepfake robocalls (audio) | FCC Enforcement Bureau adopted a consent decree resolving its investigation (and the earlier proposed forfeiture notice) over Lingo’s transmission of spoofed robocalls carrying a ‘deepfake’ AI-cloned voice message, imposing a civil penalty and compliance plan. |
| 2 | 2025-09-09 | Mendones, et al. v. Cushman and Wakefield, Inc., et al. (No. 23CV028772) | United States – California | United States | Decision/Judgment | Deepfakes used as evidence (video) | Submitted evidence suspected to be GenAI ‘deepfakes’ and ultimately issued terminating sanctions for intentionally submitting false evidence. |
| 3 | 2026-02-17 | R v Teixeira | Crown Court | United Kingdom | Sentenced | AI-generated CSAM referenced in sentencing (image) | NCA reported the offender participated in online child-abuse chat groups where abusive material was shared, including AI‑generated images. He was sentenced to 11 years and 4 months’ imprisonment |
| 4 | 2025-12-11 | R v Cornelius | Crown Court | United Kingdom | Sentenced | AI-generated CSAM + prompts found (image) | An NCA investigation found the offender possessed over 43,000 indecent child images, including AI‑generated abuse material and prompts used to create AI images. He was sentenced to 3.5 years at Chester Crown Court |
| 5 | 2025-12-19 | R v Castell | Crown Court | United Kingdom | Sentenced | AI-generated CSAM creation/distribution (image) | Sussex Police reported the offender used AI image-generation software and possessed/distributed indecent child images, including an AI‑generated image. He was sentenced at Lewes Crown Court to an 18‑month prison term suspended for two years, plus a SHPO |
| 6 | 2025-04-04 | R v Brandon | Crown Court | United Kingdom | Sentenced | Non-consensual deepfake intimate images (image) | BBC reported 5 years imprisonment for creating and sharing non-consensual AI ‘deepfake’ intimate images of women he knew. |
| 7 | 2024-10-28 | R v Nelson | Crown Court | United Kingdom | Sentenced | AI-altered photos used to create CSAM (image) | CPS report the offender used AI and software to alter photographs of real children to create abusive images and distributed them online. He was sentenced at Bolton Crown Court to 18 years’ imprisonment plus extended licence |
| 8 | 2025-09-26 | eSafety Commissioner v Rotondo (No 4) [2025] FCA 1191 | Australia – Federal | Australia | Decision/Judgment | Non-consensual deepfake intimate images (image/video) | Federal Court made declarations and imposed a civil penalty after admissions that non-consensual deepfake intimate images were posted online, treating the conduct as serious and anonymising the website. |
| 9 | 2023-07-19 | United States v. Smelko (W.D. Pa.) – DOJ press release | United States – Federal (W.D. Pa.) | United States | Decision/Judgment | Morphed/composite CSAM (“morphed material”) (image) | Court denied a motion to dismiss challenging the federal “child pornography” definition as applied to “morphed material” depicting an identifiable minor. |
| 10 | 2024-01-25 | Main Sequence, Ltd. et al. v. Dudesy, LLC et al. (C.D. Cal.) | United States – Federal (C.D. Cal.) | United States | Charged/Filed | AI-generated voice impersonation (audio) | Sued over an allegedly AI-generated ‘sound-alike’ and script presented as a George Carlin special, asserting copyright and publicity-rights claims tied to synthetic impersonation. |
| 11 | 2025-07-10 | Lehrman et al. v. Lovo, Inc., No. 1:24-cv-03770 (S.D.N.Y.) | United States – Federal (S.D.N.Y.) | United States | Decision/Judgment | Voice cloning without consent (audio) | SDNY granted in part and denied in part Lovo’s motion to dismiss in a voice‑cloning dispute. The court allowed some claims to proceed and granted leave to amend as to certain copyright claims involving AI training. |
