HARRISBURG, Pa. — State Sen. James Andrew Malone (D-East Petersburg) introduced legislation on Friday that would close a loophole in Pennsylvania’s child abuse reporting laws regarding minors sharing sexually explicit AI-generated deepfakes of other minors.

Senate Bill 1034 would update state law to require mandatory reports to report sexual abuse imagery involving children — including AI deepfakes — to law enforcement without delay, Malone said.

State Rep. Nikki Rivera (D-Lancaster) has introduced companion legislation in the state House of Representatives.

The proposal comes after a 2023 incident at Lancaster Country Day School , where two male students used artificial intelligence to create sexually explicit deepfake images of 48 female classmates and 12 other girls. School offici

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