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German Authorities Search for Child Pornographer

German Authorities in the Central Office against Child Pornography have been alerted to a resident who has been trafficking in images of child pornography, and soliciting sex with residents in child avatars. While this isn't a crime in America, such activity is punishable in Germany by prison time up to five years. Currently, the identity of the pornographer is unknown.

A couple of things about this story: First, although LL's servers reside on American soil, clearly LL will defer to German law in this case, as it probably should. However, in cases of less clear jurisdiction, it will be interesting to see how LL adjudicates these decisions.

Second, the article states that "Bestiality, or sex with animals, is becoming increasingly popular on the site ... " I suspect that they're speaking of Furries in this case, in which case the concept of Bestiality only vaguely applies. It's not difficult to imagine any sort of activity taking place in SL, limited only to the imagination and skill of its residents, but we need to clamp down on such bold statements if we want the reputation of SL to remain above-board. There are already enough examples of sensational press out there; let's not add to it.

(Via buzzle.com)

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