German authorities are investigating online virtual world Second Life after a television news report said some members were involved in a simulated child pornography circle trading real child pornography.
Police are looking for members of the Second Life group who have sex deals with children and paid for them
After the allegations were reported by The SWR public broadcaster's report Mainz television news on Tuesday, the BBC and Deutsche will News Service's avatar or digital representative.
Reporter Nick Schader, a member of Second Life, was asked to be 3-
According to the BBC's description of the report, the virtual world shows simulated and real child pornography.
It is alleged that members of the organization have also proposed linking Schader with traders of actual child pornography.
"We will try to find out the names of those responsible," Voice of Germany told Mainz report, citing Peter Vogt, senior prosecutor for the prevention of child pornography.
"This criminal activity will be sentenced to three months to five years' imprisonment.
"Police received findingsCBC news online, but did not immediately reach a second life spokesman for comment, but the BBC reported on Wednesday that the company would conduct its own investigation and hand over the results to German police.
Television reports credit the comments to vice president Robin Harper.
President, Linden Research, parent company of Second Life
San Francisco, the BBC says.
According to a report released by Internet traffic ranking company comScore Inc in May 4, Second Life experienced rapid growth in Europe and Germany was in the leading position.
The analysis found that about 1 in March 2007.
3 million people over the age of 15 use Second Life software, which is in Europe.
There are about 209,000 members of the virtual world from Germany, compared with only 207,000 in the United States.
There are about 2 million computer users participating in the research group.