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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Pratiti Nath

World's First Digital Rape Sparks Metaverse Crime Legislation Debate

UK police are investigating the world's first digital rape case in the metaverse world where a UK teenager's digital avatar has been under sexual attack by a group of men. (Credit: Yuichi YAMAZAKI/AFP)

Digital crime, especially sexual crimes like rape has entered a new arena, as the UK police are dealing with the first child rape case in the Metaverse.

A teenager in the UK has been sexually attacked by a group of men in a video game. The UK teenager has reportedly suffered emotional and psychological trauma similar to that being physically raped when the men allegedly sexually attacked her digital persona.

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