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4 Crim. L. Prac. 25 (2018-2019)
"The Way I Felt": Creating a Model Statute to Address Sexual Offenses Which Utilize Virtual Reality

handle is hein.journals/crilp4 and id is 25 raw text is: Criminal Law Practitioner THE WAY I FELT: CREATING A MODEL STATUTE TO ADDRESS SEXUAL OFFENSES WHICH UTILIZE VIRTUAL REALITY Ryarn Esparza' TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................ 24 I. BACKGROUND ............................................................................................... 24 a. The First Recorded Instance of a Sexual Offense in VR? ..................... ..... 24 b. Defining Sexual Offenses by States ..................................... ..... 25 . New York ....... ....................................................... 26 ii. Cafornia ............................................................. 26 iii. Texas ................................................................ 27 II. DOES FREE SPEECH PROTECT THESE ACTIONS FROM CRIMINAL PROSECUTION? .......................... 28 III. Do VIRTUAL SEXUAL OFFENSES TRIGGER CRIMINAL LIABILITY? ......................................... 29 IV How To ADDRESS THE ISSUES OF ANONYMITY?. ........................................................... 31 a. Anonymous Users Online .......................................... ........ 32 b. Investing in Computer Crime Investigation ....................................... 34 V. CRAFTING A STANDARD ..................................................................................... 34 a. Federal or State .......................................................... 35 b. Mental Health Expert..................................................... 36 c. A Proposed Model Statute .......................................... ....... 36 d. Structure of the Model Statute............................................... 37 CONCLUSION ................................................................................................... 37 Ryan Esparza is a graduate of University of Mississippi School of Law class of 2018. Fall 2018 Washington College of Law 25

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