More victims of intimate deepfake imagery are seeking support from Guernsey's Victim Support and Witness Service.

Jenny Murphy, who manages the service, said she was concerned by the increase in reports of deepfakes, image or video altered using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to replace a person's face or voice which is increasingly being used to create sexual images.

At present in Guernsey, sharing intimate images without consent is an offence but asking an AI tool to create them is not.

The Home Affairs Committee is looking to change this through a proposed change in the Sexual Offences Law 2020.

Murphy said the impact of deepfakes on victims was huge and concerning.