Police are investigating a virtual sexual assault of a girl’s avatar, the chair of the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners has said.
Donna Jones said she had learned that a complaint was made in 2023, triggering a police inquiry.
The virtual incident did not result in physical harm but caused “psychological trauma”, the Daily Mail has reported a source as saying. Police chiefs have called on platforms to do more to protect their users.
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The impact of the attack on the girl’s avatar was said to be heightened because of the immersive nature of the VR experience.
Over the phone?? Just change phone numbers or hang up your phone. You aren’t even in the same place.
I know right? Just turn off your fucking phone and change number and deal with having to send all your contacts your new number. So easy, lol. Totally the same thing as changing game server. Yup, same difficulty. You’re absolutely smart.
Not even close to being the same thing is it.
One of them is pressing the button the other is more complicated and more problematic for your life.