The Law and Ethics of Virtual Sexual Assault

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Abstract

This chapter provides a general overview and introduction to the law and ethics of virtual sexual assault. It offers a definition of the phenomenon and argues that there are six interesting types. It then asks and answers three questions: (i) should we criminalise virtual sexual assault? (ii) can you be held responsible for virtual sexual assault? and (iii) are there issues with 'consent' to virtual sexual activity that might make it difficult to prosecute or punish virtual sexual assault?

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John Danaher
University College, Galway

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Emotion and Ethics in Virtual Reality.Alex Fisher - forthcoming - Australasian Journal of Philosophy.
Virtual Reality and the Meaning of Life.John Danaher - 2022 - In Iddo Landau, The Oxford Handbook of Meaning in Life. New York: Oxford University Press.

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