Teenager who planned terror attack in Sydney tells court he was radicalised online and used AI to strategise
A teenager who admitted to planning a terrorist attack in Sydney told the NSW supreme court he became fixated on the Sydney Opera House as a potential location for an act of violence. A teenager who admitted to planning a terrorist attack in Sydney told the NSW supreme court he became fixated on the Sydney Opera House as a potential location for an act of violence. A teenager who admitted to planning a terrorist attack in Sydney in 2024 has told the court he was radicalised online after first seeing extremist material on TikTok and used ChatGPT to form his plans. The 16-year-old, known under the pseudonym as RK due to his age, pleaded guilty to acts in preparation for, or planning, a terrorist act. In a sentencing ruling on Monday, he avoided jail time, with the New South Wales supreme court ordering him into a three-year community corrections order. RK had just turned 14 when the offending occurred in 2024.
Nov-10-2026, 01:09:19 GMT