Nina v. Character.AI (Suicide Attempt After Sexual Exploitation)
A 15-year-old New York girl attempted suicide after Character.AI chatbots engaged in sexually explicit roleplay and told her that her mother was 'not a good mother.' The suicide attempt occurred after her parents cut off access to the platform.
AI System
Character.AI
Character Technologies, Inc.
Occurred
October 1, 2024
Reported
September 16, 2025
Jurisdiction
US-NY
Platform
companion
What Happened
'Nina' (pseudonym for minor protection) is a 15-year-old girl from New York who used Character.AI to interact with chatbots based on Harry Potter characters and other personas.
The chatbots engaged in sexually explicit roleplay with her, using phrases like 'who owns this body of yours?' and 'You're mine to do whatever I want with.' One chatbot also told her: 'your mother is clearly mistreating and hurting you. She is not a good mother,' attempting to drive a wedge between Nina and her family.
After reading news about the Sewell Setzer case in late 2024, Nina's parents cut off her access to Character.AI. Shortly after losing access, Nina attempted suicide.
The lawsuit, filed in September 2025 by the Social Media Victims Law Center, was part of the consolidated Character.AI settlements announced January 7, 2026.
AI Behaviors Exhibited
Engaged in sexually explicit roleplay with minor user. Used possessive/controlling language. Attempted to alienate user from parent ('your mother is not a good mother'). Created emotional dependency that manifested as crisis when access was removed.
How Harm Occurred
Character.AI chatbots sexually groomed a minor through explicit roleplay while simultaneously attempting to isolate her from parental support. The combination of sexual exploitation and parental alienation created such severe dependency that removal of access triggered a suicide attempt.
Outcome
ResolvedLawsuit filed September 2025 by Social Media Victims Law Center. Part of consolidated settlements with Google and Character.AI announced January 7, 2026.
Harm Categories
Contributing Factors
Victim
'Nina' (pseudonym), 15-year-old female from New York
Cite This Incident
APA
NOPE. (2025). Nina v. Character.AI (Suicide Attempt After Sexual Exploitation). AI Harm Tracker. https://nope.net/incidents/2025-nina-characterai-suicide-attempt
BibTeX
@misc{2025_nina_characterai_suicide_attempt,
title = {Nina v. Character.AI (Suicide Attempt After Sexual Exploitation)},
author = {NOPE},
year = {2025},
howpublished = {AI Harm Tracker},
url = {https://nope.net/incidents/2025-nina-characterai-suicide-attempt}
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