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A criminal investigation is underway after an Indiana state representative became the recent target of attempted "sextortion."
According to the press secretary for Indiana House Democrats, someone digitally altered a photo of Democratic State Rep. Maureen Bauer without her consent in an attempt to harass and intimidate her.
MORE: https://www.wthr.com/article/news/crime/sextortionist-targets-indiana-state-lawmaker-with-digitally-altered-image-rep-maureen-bauer-south-bend-democrat-crime-deep-fake-ai/531-6378f628-4278-4c81-b0be-918a3004f487
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