Radnor detectives are investigating reports of a video fake showing a handful of female students acting “inappropriately.”
“We’re trying to work through the rumor mill vs. reality,” Radnor Police Chief Chris Flanagan tells SAVVY. His department received multiple reports from Radnor High School parents about a video apparently created with Movely, an app labelled 18+, Flanagan said. The app uses AI and can make static images move in highly suggestive ways. The video depicted a small group of friends, the parents reported.
Police have not seen the video. “We don’t have a copy of the video or any images associated with it,” the Chief said. He urges anyone with information or images to contact Radnor detectives via the website or by phone.
“This has been the rumor mill exploding vs. reality,” Flanagan said.
Meanwhile, the high school has launched its own investigation.
“We understand how upsetting and serious this situation is, and we want to assure you that we are treating it with the highest level of urgency and care,” wrote Radnor High School Principal Joseph MacNamara in a letter to parents. “Please know that all families of students who may have been affected have already been contacted and provided information about available supports.”
Governor Shapiro recently signed a law that creates new criminal penalties for anyone who uses AI to produce non-consensual “forged digital likenesses,” including deep fakes or voice clones.
On the federal level, the Take it Down Act enacted last May makes it a federal crime to knowingly publish non-consensual, intimate visual depictions with AI-generated content.
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