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.

The impact of the attack on the girl’s avatar was said to be heightened because of the immersive nature of the VR experience.

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    10 months ago

    I feel guilty for that, I really do, but this description is very funny for me in a way a South Park episode could be.

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      10 months ago

      It is absurd and funny, I agree, but only because it is not representative of what actually happened.

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        10 months ago

        Yeah, I had and sometimes still have very strong feelings over much smaller unpleasantries in the Web, so it is bad.