Legal Niches

WOW Romance Spurs Felony Charge

By pete_gallagher

An underage World of Warcraft player's dalliance with a fellow female player resulted in the arrest of a 35-year old Lowell, Michigan woman.

Angie L. Jenkins was arrested after traveling to Amherst, New York on June 11 to meet a 16-yeard old boy, who she ended up having sex with in a parked car. Jenkins, according to the Buffalo News, is believed to be the first woman charged in Western New York with using the Internet to entice a minor into sexual activity.

The two met while playing WOW in 2009, and both initially lied about their age, with the boy claiming he was 20 and Jenkins saying she was 21. At a later date the boy confessed to being only 15 (at that time), which Jenkins said didn't matter. Jenkins reportedly kicked off discussions about meeting in real life and also 'initiated the sexual contact' once they did meet.

Once the FBI uncovered Jenkins' WOW screen name, and provided a subpoena to Blizzard, they were provided with her name, address and telephone number.
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Full post as published by GamePolitics.com on September 22, 2010 (boomark / email).