Germany Investigates Alleged Sex Assault Using Robot
Police say the two teens livestreamed the encounter and are investigating whether the robot was controlled remotely or preprogrammed.
- German authorities have launched an investigation into an alleged sexual assault involving a robot and a 16-year-old girl outside a Cologne fast-food restaurant, with two male suspects reportedly involved.
- Cologne police discovered the 120cm robot in the trunk of a Volkswagen after responding to the scene overnight Saturday to Sunday, when the 16-year-old owner and 19-year-old companion were said to have livestreamed the incident.
- The robot, which sells for between $5,000 and $9,000, was dressed in a tank top and sunglasses; officers confiscated the device and two mobile phones after the alleged assault.
- Cologne police spokesperson Christoph Bermel told The Associated Press that this case is "new territory for us," and authorities warned on Tuesday that joking about such incidents can worsen the impact on any victim.
- Neither suspect has been charged, though police are treating both as suspects; investigators are examining whether the robot's movements were preprogrammed or if the teenagers deliberately directed the device during the incident.
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The German police are investigating two young men suspected of using a robot to sexually assault a 16-year-old girl on the street and broadcast the scene live on social media.
An unusual incident in the German city of Cologne is being investigated by the police, after a humanoid robot allegedly groped a 16-year-old teenager. The authorities seized the equipment and phones of two young people suspected of filming and broadcasting the episode on social networks. The case is [...]
German authorities have launched an investigation into possible sexual harassment after a robot controlled by two young men touched the buttocks of a 16-year-old girl and made certain movements towards her, police said.
The police have never had a similar case before.
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