Police Investigate Virtual Sexual Assault on Girl's AvatarThe chair of the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners, Donna Jones, has announced that police are currently investigating a virtual sexual assault on a girl's avatar. The investigation was initiated following a complaint filed in 2023, as reported by the Daily Mail.While the virtual incident did not result in physical harm, it reportedly caused "psychological trauma" to the victim, according to a source cited by the Daily Mail. The immersive nature of the virtual reality (VR) experience heightened the impact of the attack on the girl's avatar.Police chiefs, including Ian Critchley of the National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC), have urged online platforms to take more significant measures to protect their users. Critchley emphasized the risks posed by the metaverse, describing it as a "gateway for predators to commit horrific crimes against children.""We must see much more action from tech companies to do more to make th...