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A sexual assault in the metaverse has investigators questioning the future of virtual crime prosecution
A teenager's claim that her avatar was gang-raped in an immersive virtual-reality game is being investigated by UK authorities, who are said to be considering the novel question of whether such an act in the metaverse can be criminally charged. The girl, who was identified only as being under the age of 16, was wearing a VR headset to play online when several male players attacked and "gang-raped" her digital avatar, British police sources told The Daily Mail. Though she was not physically injured, the outlet reported the girl was deeply distraught after the incident, and a senior police officer familiar with the ... (full story)