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You have to admit there is a pretty fundamental difference between manipulating an otherwise legal image to look like a minor in a sexual act vs an actual photo of that same minor engaged in a sexual act. While both might be considered a crime, the damage to the victim is of a fundamentally different nature. I think there's a strong argument that the former bears a closer relationship to slander than it does to rape.
I agree the two are different, but not as different as you seem to think. None of these girls were raped, but this is still sexual abuse, especially because these images were shared.
Sexual abuse is complex, and far surpasses "slander," especially in ones formative years. This act of sexual abuse is going to change how 60 girls and soon to be woman respond to sex, likely for the rest of their lives. These images may follow them forever, causing heartache, job loss, on and on, and the damage will be done because this is a form of CSAM of them that is in the world.
That is not a light matter to be sidelined to a "hand slap" level of offense. I think the fact the perpetrators were also children should play heavily in their defense, but otherwise this needs to be treated as the sexually damaging event it is.
No, it's not. No, it shouldn't.
First, it's so, so much easier to deal with when you have the response of "that's not me". Second, it's current AI. How real do these things even look?
These girls were not sexually abused. Sexual harassment is more a appropriate crime. Maybe libel. Maybe a new crime that we can call "sexual libel" or something.
Current AI for generating sexual images is on the real side of the uncanny valley at this point. If you're really looking you might be able to tell, but I don't think most people looking for porn are going to scrutinize anything too closely in the first place.. So real enough.
However, I don't see how 60 images of what's effectively a face plastered on a miscellaneous body doing something sexual would follow anyone for anything. Anyone who knows of them and outs themselves just admitted to child porn..
Most people don't have such unique facial features that would be something that could even follow them in the first place.
As for the criminal aspect of it, that's a societal thing to figure out, so here they go figuring it out.