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The people responsible for the controversy are those in the media for whipping this all up. Hillary certainly has a valid legal concern in that games companies are able to pump their games full of illicit content that could be unlocked later by usage of an 'unofficial' patch. That does not mean that R* have done this, but it is certainly possible. It would be conceivable that software could be released in the future that is targeted at, for example, minors, but when patched is able to deliver inappropriate content.
The controversy is not about the sex, but about the fact that the current legal system does not provide a framework that accurately matches the facts about the video game industry. Current laws borrowed from the movie and video industry since the late 80s are starting to fray at the edges - and it is the job of people like Hillary Clinton to point out where the rug of the law leaves gaps. And however you look at it (forgetting for the moment whether R*, the modders, the parents etc. are *to blame*, but concentrating, as Hillary will be doing, on this issue of law) there are gaping gaps in the law around this area.
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