NY man charged after harassing college student with AI-generated nudes
A New York man is accused of cyberstalking after allegedly using fictitious social media personas to torment a college student in Georgia by posting AI-generated nude photos and racist texts.
Anthony Belford, 21, was charged with one count of cyberstalking by a federal grand jury, and he was arraigned on June 10.
The victim and Belford were both students at the same college in 2023–2024. Belford allegedly became aware of the victim's August 2024 transfer to a Georgia institution and started pursuing her there.
According to court documents, the defendant made fictitious accounts on Instagram, LinkedIn, Reddit, X, Strava, and Yahoo between January and March 2025 in order to pose as the victim, disseminate AI-generated nude photos, and propagate untrue allegations that the victim ha...