Wisconsin
Legislation
Non-Consensual Intimate Imagery
EnactedAdded synthetic intimate representation to § 942.09. Class I felony (up to 3.5 years/$10,000) to post/distribute with intent to coerce, harass, or intimidate. Must be so realistic a reasonable person would believe it depicts the identifiable person.
Election Deepfakes
EnactedDisclosure requirements
Has enacted deepfake NCII law but criminal only.
Documented Incidents
Milwaukee
OtherMay 2025
1 woman (unnamed elected official)
After a brief relationship ended, a former police officer subjected an unnamed elected official to a years-long harassment campaign. He used an AI 'nudify' app to digitally remove clothing from a clothed photo of her, then texted the manipulated nude image to her.
Outcome: Charged with felony 'capture of an intimate representation without consent' under a novel legal theory. Bound over for trial. The perpetrator resigned from his council positions.
FOX6 MilwaukeeMaple Dale School, Fox Point
SchoolOctober 2024
2 female students, age 13
A 13-year-old male student took photos of two 13-year-old female classmates from Instagram, ran them through an AI 'nudify' app to create deepfake nude images, and shared them via Snapchat.
Outcome: Bayside Police filed a search warrant affidavit. No public reporting on formal juvenile charges found.
FOX 6 MilwaukeeHolmen, Wisconsin
OtherMay 20, 2024
Non-real children (as depicted in AI-generated images)
Steven Anderegg, 42, was the first person federally arrested for AI-generated CSAM, allegedly using Stable Diffusion to create over 13,000 sexually explicit images of non-real children. A federal judge dismissed the possession charge on First Amendment grounds.
Outcome: Arrested and charged. Partial dismissal of charges on First Amendment grounds; case ongoing, DOJ appealed.
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