A girl was allegedly raped in the metaverse. Is this the beginning of a dark new future?

[Swede]

58. These trolls will move on to the next victim.

“This child experienced psychological trauma similar to that of someone who has been physically raped. There is an emotional and psychological impact on the victim that is longer term than any physical injuries,” a senior officer familiar with the case was quoted as saying by the news outlet. “It poses a number of challenges for law enforcement given current legislation is not set up for this.”

“But as I was asking them to ‘stop’, ‘go away’, I realised I needed to end this as their verbal harassment and sexual innuendos were getting increasingly aggressive,” she told the publication.

She pulled off the virtual reality headset but said she could still hear her attackers laughing and voices coming through saying, “Don’t pretend you don’t like it.”

https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/now-a-gang-rape-in-metaverse-how-sexual-predators-roam-free-in-the-virtual-world-13570602.html