(CBS News via MSN) – The incident raises some unusual legal questions. Under German law, the criminal offense of sexual harassment generally requires direct physical contact between people. Legal experts told the television network RTL that the use of a robot could therefore make it difficult to prosecute the robot’s owners under existing harassment laws.

Instead, police are investigating the case on suspicion of a sexually motivated insult. Possible violations involving the unauthorized publication of images may also be examined. (Read More)