Calls for measures to counter sexual crimes in the metaverse are increasing with an increasing number of predators targeting teenagers.

Huh Kyung-mi, professor of police administration at Keimyung University, said that legal measures are essential to respond to sexual exploitation in the metaverse in an article published on Sunday.

According to Huh, 70 percent of users of the metaverse service are teenagers, and criminal attempts on the metaverse platform, especially those targeting young avatars, have been on the rise.

Perpetrators lure minors with virtual items and gradually lead minors to have inappropriate conversations or film and send sexual content. Some cases are not even considered illegal under current law, such as sexual harassment against virtual avatars.

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