Why Police Investigated a Robot's Touch on a 16-Year-Old Girl as 'Sexual Insult' Instead of 'Sexual Harassment'

In a bustling area of Cologne, Germany, a robot touched the buttocks of a 16-year-old girl.
The boy who owned the robot and his companions are suspected of filming and live-streaming the incident.

Police confiscated the robot and launched an investigation.
However, the charge applied was 'sexual insult' rather than 'sexual harassment.'

Was it because the robot touched her instead of a human doing it directly?
Legal interpretations remain divided even among German lawyers.

If a robot touches a person, who should be punished, and under what law? Mug Insight took a closer look at the issue.

Reported by Sim Yeong-gu | Edited by Park Seo-yeon | Designed by Jang Ji-hye | Produced by Intellectual Content IP Team
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