SCHENECTADY COUNTY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -A Schenectady County family is suing the video game company behind Roblox. Court documents allege an adult sent sexual images to their young girl after grooming her online.
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The girl, referred to as Jane Doe in court documents, signed up for Roblox when she was eight-years-old. Now twelve, she allegedly met a child predator online pretending to be her age. Their conversations eventually left the online gaming platform and continued over texts.
This lawsuit is the Dolman Law Group’s fifth complaint against Roblox. Partner Stan Gipe said a man groomed the minor, eventually texting her about sexual acts and sending sexually explicit images. “She kind of was smart enough to play along, was smart enough to find a photo of the internet that was not of her and sent it back in this case.”
Users under thirteen cannot directly messages other players but can chat in games if parental settings aren’t changed. Still, sexual predators have been using Roblox to groom children, according to Gipe. “I opened an account and within five minutes, I was walking around, interacting with other people on the platform as a twelve-year-old girl.”
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NEWS10’s Anthony Krolikowski reached out to Roblox about safety measures. A spokesperson sent the following statement:…