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.
Did you read my comment or just go on a text block spree without finishing it?
For reference:
“… They took cops off of real cases to work a VIRTUAL ASSAULT in a video game. (just harassment, not assault btw)”
Pretending like this is a problem that requires police intervention is easily one of the most immature and incompetent things I’ve ever seen.
You know video games have moderators right?
For one, it doesn’t say that at all in the article.
Second, harassment and cyberbullying is a real case. Especially when it involves sexually explicit material or simulating sexual activity and the victim is a minor.
So yes, this is very much a real case.