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.

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[–] 0 points 2 years ago* (3 children)

That’s absolutely ridiculous and honestly offensive to compare an actual rape and someone’s game avitar getting too close to your game avitar. What a joke. You’re never in danger in front of a screen. They can’t reach through the screen and touch you. What a fucking weird take on reality you have. You do have a right to “feel safe” it’s called turn the game off if it bothers you that much. Pathetic.

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    What's pathetic is to not even condone the men who harassed her and blame the girl for not leaving a game she was enjoying harmlessly.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    Not saying any of that is right. But it’s not rape. It’s an annoyance. Block and move on.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    I'm not saying it's rape either. But it's sexual harassment. And since it's in a virtual reality setting where the user experienced this in first person, I wouldn't be surprised it left the victims with a certain degree of psychological trauma.

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