Queensland man charged after allegedly sending deep fake images to schools
A man has been arrested after allegedly sending fake images of students and teachers to schools and sports clubs.
Police officers burst into an apartment in Surfers Paradise on Queensland’s Gold Coast on Friday and arrested 53-year-old Antonio Rotondo, who was sitting at a table with a laptop.
The 53-year-old man was charged with obscene publication and exhibition and obscene publication and exhibition of a child under 16 years of age.
Police officers stormed an apartment in Surfers Paradise on Friday and arrested 53-year-old Antonio Rotondo, who was sitting at a table with a laptop
Australian-born Rotondo was due to live in the Philippines but was back for the Gold Coast 500 Supercars event.
Queensland police allege the man sent fake images to a Brisbane school on October 10, after which the school subsequently filed a complaint.
Authorities were also made aware of several other images allegedly sent to other facilities in the southeastern part of the state.
“Detectives from the Brisbane City Child Protection and Investigation Unit (CPIU), with the assistance of the Australian Border Force (ABF) and other agencies, discovered a number of similar incidents that had occurred at other facilities and businesses,” police said.
Police have charged the man after he allegedly sent fake images to schools and sports clubs
Rotondo has also been charged with endangering a property by fire after allegedly drilling a hole in a copper gas pipe at a pizzeria on the Gold Coast, the Courier mail reported.
Rotondo faced Southport Magistrates Court via video link on Saturday and did not apply for bail.
He will appear in court in Brisbane next week.