Kenosha County man faces 12 felony counts under Wisconsin AI law

A first-of-its-kind law is coming into effect in Kenosha County, a case of a man allegedly manipulating photos of his ex-girlfriend with AI to make her nude and posting them online. Our Racine Kenosha reporter Ben Hanson talks with an attorney about this case and what it could mean for future legislation. This is one of the first times this charge is being prosecuted in Wisconsin. It comes from Act 34, which was passed last October. The defendant in this case, Tristan Prius, is being charged with 12 counts of posting a synthetic, intimate representation of an identifiable person. According to a criminal complaint, Prius created four fake social media accounts pretending to be his ex-girlfriend. That began in August of 2025. On those accounts, he allegedly posted AI-manipulated images of his ex making her naked. Attorney Jonathan Lavoie. with Kim and Lavoie said the key in this case is that these photos were distributed publicly. There's a lot of Good things happening with AI but there's also a lot of bad things and the law is trying to catch up with the technology that we're seeing. The criminal complaint says in those posts he asked in exchange for the photos that money be sent to a phone number which belonged to him. When police talked to Prius he said there was quote no ill intent and no reason behind it, that it was for his own satisfaction and that he was sorry. So I think on its face the the evidence Appears to be fairly strong against this defendant. But again, there could be challenges to whether this statute is legal and whether it's going to be upheld by our Court of Appeals or Supreme Court. These types of charges are so new, Prius told police he didn't even know this was illegal. He's expected in court for his initial appearance on December 2nd. In Kenosha County, Ben Hanson, Fox 6 News. Ben, thank you. Well, after a picture-perfect day yesterday, boy, what a turn, Holly. We traded in those Bermudas for something a little more bulky in the weather department. Right, a coat.