Posted on 01/09/25
| News Source: FOX45
Baltimore, MD - Jan. 9, 2025 - The former principal of Pikesville High School whose voice was allegedly imitated in a racist, AI-generated recording is now suing Baltimore County Public Schools, the athletic director charged in the case and other BCPS employees.
Eric Eiswert filed the suit in Baltimore County Circuit Court on Tuesday, alleging former athletic director Dazhon Darien and other school officials disseminated the fake audio clip to students and others, “causing it to spread rapidly” on social media and receive “millions of views,” according to court documents.
For example, DeRay McKesson, an activist and executive director of the nonprofit Campaign Zero, posted the audio to his nearly 1 million social media followers, comments in the recording,””] according to the complaint. Several politicians, including former Baltimore County Executive and current U.S. Rep. Johnny Olszewski Jr., also condemned the recording.
As a result, Eiswert faced backlash, the complaint says.
“Mr. Eiswert was subjected to threats of violence and malicious character attacks, along with calls for him to be fired,” his attorneys said in the complaint. “His family was harassed, and all feared for their safety. His professional and personal life were so harmed that it will be difficult and costly to recover the reputation he worked decades to foster.”