Sydney teen who plotted attack says he used ChatGPT, gets community order
11/10/2026 — 11/10, 09:16·1 sources (all)·1 reports (all)
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- A 16-year-old who admitted plotting a 2024 Sydney terrorist attack told a sentencing hearing that he encountered extremist content on TikTok…
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On 10 November 2026, The Guardian reported that a 16-year-old teenager who admitted to planning a terrorist attack in Sydney in 2024 appeared before the court for a sentencing hearing. Because of his age, the teenager was identified in the legal proceedings only by the pseudonym RK. He told the court that he was first exposed to extremist material on TikTok, then turned to Telegram and YouTube for bomb-making instructions, and used ChatGPT to devise his plans.
The Supreme Court of New South Wales sentenced him to a three-year community corrections order, imposing no jail term. No appeal has been reported so far, and the case currently stands at the point where the sentence was handed down.
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A 16-year-old who pleaded guilty to planning a terror attack in Sydney in 2024 told a court he was first exposed to extremist material on TikTok, sought bomb-making instructions on Telegram and YouTube, and used ChatGPT to form his plans, The Guardian reported. The New South Wales Supreme Court ordered him into a three-year community corrections order without jail time.
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