Maple Story divorce leads womans arrest.

**Ali** · Towelhead **Posts**: 1084 **Join Date**: 2008-07-05

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By MARI YAMAGUCHI, Associated Press Writer Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press Writer – 2 hrs 28 mins ago

TOKYO – A 43-year-old Japanese woman whose sudden divorce in a virtual game world made her so angry that she killed her online husband's digital persona has been arrested on suspicion of hacking, police said Thursday.

The woman, who is jailed on suspicion of illegally accessing a computer and manipulating electronic data, used his identification and password to log onto popular interactive game "Maple Story" to carry out the virtual murder in mid-May, a police official in northern Sapporo said on condition of anonymity, citing department policy.

"I was suddenly divorced, without a word of warning. That made me so angry," the official quoted her as telling investigators and admitting the allegations.

The woman had not plotted any revenge in the real world, the official said.

She has not yet been formally charged, but if convicted could face a prison term of up to five years or a fine up to $5,000.

Players in "Maple Story" raise and manipulate digital images called "avatars" that represent themselves, while engaging in relationships, social activities and fighting against monsters and other obstacles.

The woman used login information she got from the 33-year-old office worker when their characters were happily married, and killed the character. The man complained to police when he discovered that his beloved online avatar was dead.

The woman was arrested Wednesday and was taken across the country, traveling 620 miles from her home in southern Miyazaki to be detained in Sappporo, where the man lives, the official said.

The police official said he did not know if she was married in the real world.

In recent years, virtual lives have had consequences in the real world. In August, a woman was charged in Delaware with plotting the real-life abduction of a boyfriend she met through "Second Life," another virtual interactive world.

In Tokyo, police arrested a 16-year-old boy on charges of swindling virtual currency worth $360,000 in an interactive role playing game by manipulating another player's portfolio using a stolen ID and password.

Virtual games are popular in Japan, and "Second Life" has drawn a fair number of Japanese participants. They rank third by nationality among users, after Americans and Brazilians.

I'll be frank, I stole this off FW, but I'm sorry this is just completely hysterical.

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I remember the abduction plan stated in there.

was a 42 year old crazy about some 17 year old on WoW and wanted to meet him.
Parents of the boy caught on and arrested the woman when she went to his house.

**Ali** · Towelhead **Posts**: 1084 **Join Date**: 2008-07-05

Protip: Don't marry ingame, Bitch will hack yo shit.

**Mundus** · Subject: Re: Maple Story divorce leads womans arrest. Fri Oct 24, 2008 8:20 am

^^

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Poor Sanngo

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This is why there is no marriage system in flyff

**whatever** · Subject: Re: Maple Story divorce leads womans arrest. Fri Oct 24, 2008 2:12 pm

Lawl crestel.

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BallsBall wrote:

Kas wrote:

FoRte wrote:

This confuses me.

Everything confuses you.

Even your sexuality is confused.

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Apple wrote:

Lawl crestel.

what happened with crestel, story please...

**Josh** · Subject: Re: Maple Story divorce leads womans arrest. Sat Oct 25, 2008 2:36 am

lol @ "killing" smash

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Ali wrote:

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They rank third by nationality among users, after Americans and Brazilians.

lolz

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Cha0s wrote:

lol @ "killing" smash

computarded journalists.

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I want to fight that giant totem boss on maple
That shit would be epic

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Awww just a few crazyies out there ruining it for everyone else. Marriage in Flyff please Smile

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sleepycakes wrote:

Awww just a few crazyies out there ruining it for everyone else. Marriage in Flyff please Smile

no...

i hate v13 because of that.

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x_Molbol wrote:

sleepycakes wrote:

Awww just a few crazyies out there ruining it for everyone else. Marriage in Flyff please Smile

no...

i hate v13 because of that.

Were getting mariage in v13?

**whatever** · Subject: Re: Maple Story divorce leads womans arrest. Tue Feb 17, 2009 7:23 am

x_Molbol wrote:

Apple wrote:

Lawl crestel.

what happened with crestel, story please...

He was a couple with shinypenny for a long time, then penny said:
-I'm a guy.
And stole everything of crestels blade.

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BallsBall wrote:

Kas wrote:

FoRte wrote:

This confuses me.

Everything confuses you.

Even your sexuality is confused.

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Apple wrote:

x_Molbol wrote:

Apple wrote:

Lawl crestel.

what happened with crestel, story please...

He was a couple with shinypenny for a long time, then penny said:
-I'm a guy.
And stole everything of crestels blade.

LOL

/BunnyRM