Germany Investigates Alleged Sex Assault Using Robot
Police said the 16-year-old suspect live-streamed the incident for 15 minutes as detectives investigated possible remote control and sexual harassment.
- On Sunday night, a 16-year-old boy allegedly used a remote-controlled robot to sexually harass a 16-year-old girl at a fast-food restaurant on Palmstrasse in Cologne, Germany.
- Resembling the Marvel hero Iron Man, the red and gold 3-foot-11 device allegedly "touched the girl's buttocks" and "made thrusting motions against her" while wearing a fake moustache.
- Two teenagers from Wegberg, aged 16 and 19, live-streamed the incident until midnight, then police arrested the pair at the corner of Magnusstrasse and Hohenzollernring.
- Police have seized the robot and the teenagers' mobile phones; "the criminal investigation department is investigating on suspicion of sexual harassment," the police added.
- Detectives are currently working to determine if the robot was operated remotely during the encounter, a key question for understanding the nature of the alleged offense.
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A red-gold robot is said to have touched a 16-year-old in Cologne on his buttocks. Police are investigating two young people.
German police investigate a 16-year-old youth and another 19-year-old for allegedly using a robot to sexually assault a teenager and broadcast it live to...
GERMAN police are investigating two young men who sexually harassed a minor in Cologne with a robot and broadcast everything live on social networks.
German police are investigating a bizarre case of alleged sexual harassment in Cologne. A robot, about 1.20 meters tall, allegedly approached a 16-year-old girl from behind, grabbed her buttocks and made sexually suggestive movements. The robot's owner and his companion allegedly filmed the incident and live-streamed it on social media. Police have seized the robot, and investigators are now trying to determine who controlled its movements.
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