Updated September 3, 2026 at 10:04 PM ET

Vero Beach police expect more victims, charges in AI deepfake case against Peter Ruma

Vero Beach police expect more victims, charges in AI deepfake case against Peter Ruma
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Vero Beach police said Thursday they expect more charges and believe there are additional victims in the case against a 37-year-old man arrested Wednesday for creating and distributing AI-generated sexually explicit images of women without their consent. Peter Solomon Ruma faces eight charges including creating and promoting altered

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