Robot Sexually Harasses Woman on German Street; Teenagers Investigated for Streaming It on Social Media

A robot was live-streamed on social media sexually harassing a woman on a German street in the middle of the night.

Police have confiscated the robot and are investigating whether its teenage owner operated it with the intent to commit harassment.

According to local police on the 12th (local time), a robot standing 1.2 meters tall approached a 16-year-old woman from behind, touched her body parts, and pushed against her in front of a fast-food restaurant in downtown Cologne at 11:45 p.m. on the 10th.

Police determined that a 19-year-old man, who was with the 16-year-old male owner of the robot, filmed the harassment and live-streamed it via social media.

Responding to a report, police dispatched to the scene discovered the robot—dressed in a sleeveless shirt and sweatpants—inside the trunk of the suspects' Volkswagen sedan and launched an investigation on charges of sexual insult.

Police stated that they have seized both the robot and the suspects' mobile phones to verify how the robot was operating at the time and whether someone intentionally manipulated it.

(Photo provided by Cologne Police, Yonhap News)
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