
Victims and families were "grossly failed" by a court system that bailed sex offender Zafer Dogan, allowing him to return home near a targeted playground, London's victims' commissioner said.
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Zafer Dogan took thousands of pictures of children and used AI software to "nudify" them.
Victims and their families were "grossly failed" by the court system that bailed a sex offender and repeatedly allowed him to return to his home overlooking the playground he targeted, London's victims' commissioner said.
Zafer Dogan, from Enfield in north London, was jailed on Thursday for two years and four months for taking thousands of pictures of children and using AI software to "nudify" them.
Speaking on BBC Radio 4's Today, Andrea Simon said the case showed that "the justice system did not centre victims" and called for a multi-agency review.
A government spokesperson said the law was clear that bail "should only be used where necessary and proportionate, including to protect victims".
Simon's criticism was echoed by London's policing commissioner Sir Mark Rowley who said it was "unfathomable" that Dogan was ever granted bail.
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Zafer Dogan, a 32-year-old mechanic from Enfield, north London, was jailed for two years and four months after admitting to taking over 5,000 pictures of children and using AI software to 'nudify' them. Despite prosecutors opposing bail due to the high risk he posed, he was repeatedly allowed to return to his home overlooking a playground he targeted, forcing victims' families to move away for safety. Met Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley criticised the justice system's decisions and called on tech companies to prevent misuse of AI tools for sexual offending.

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