It is believed to be the first virtual sexual offence investigated by the police. The child was not injured, but she is said to have been traumatised by the experience. The National Police Chief's Council lead for child protection and abuse investigation is Ian Critchley.
The kind of behavior described has no place on our platform, which is why for all users we have an automatic protection called personal boundary, which keeps people you don't know a few feet away from you.
A senior officer said that the child had experienced psychological trauma similar to someone who had been raped. It poses a number of challenges for law enforcement because current legislation is not set up for this.