It's unlikely any of us will be a defendant or complainant
in a crime allegedly committed outside the earth anytime soon.
However,
a recent United States case triggered discussion about how such
matter might be dealt with in the future.
The allegations
Astronaut Anne McClain was recently involved in a six-month
mission to the International Space Station (ISS).
While she was in space she accessed the account of her estranged
spouse from the ISS, and it has been alleged that she did so
illegally as a form of
identity theft.
Lieutenant Colonel McClain defended herself on Twitter,
explaining that she and her partner had been going through a
"painful, personal separation", saying that the
allegations had been a fabrication. She insisted that she accessed
her bank account legally, to make sure that there was enough money
to pay bills and care for her partner's son.
