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Robot Gropes Girl, 16: Police Seize Droid After Sexual 'Assault'
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 16-year-old who owned the robot and his 19-year-old accomplice were arrested for "offending sexual dignity"
·Marousi, Greece
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The humanoid would touch the girl's buttocks: the scene would be filmed by the underage who gave the commands and by a 19-year-old and broadcasted live on the...
·Rome, Italy
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On the night of Sunday, the police are moving out to an unusual incident: a robot grabs a 16-year-old in front of a Cologne fast-paced restaurant at the Po. The officials immediately catch the suspects, they streamed their act into the Internet.
A 16-year-old girl was sexually harassed by a robot in Cologne. According to the Cologne police, the robot would touch the girl on her buttocks. (ANSA)
·Rome, Italy
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