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Outagamie County family sues Roblox, claims 5-year-old girl was target of sexploitation

OUTAGAMIE COUNTY, Wis. (WLUK) -- A lawsuit has been filed after a 5-year-old girl in Outagamie County was targeted by predators while playing Roblox. The suit against Roblox Corporation, an ...
NBC 10 Philadelphia

New Jersey girl kidnapped by man she met playing online video games including Roblox: Police

An 11-year-old girl in New Jersey was kidnapped by a man with whom she had interacted with while playing online video games like Roblox, according to law enforcement. The Passaic County ...
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Man charged with sexually exploiting 13-year-old Cromwell girl met her on Roblox game, warrant says

CROMWELL — A California man charged with child exploitation crimes last month met his underage victim on the online gaming platform Roblox, according to the warrant for his arrest. Jose DeJesus ...
WTHR

Roblox faces lawsuit after 10-year-old Johnson County girl targeted by online predator

The titles above are just two examples of the thousands of mini-games created by Roblox users. According to investigators, users create virtual environments that other users can join, with some ...
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Children as young as 5 at risk of grooming on ‘alarming scale’ via online games

Children as young as five are at risk of being groomed and sexually abused via popular online gaming platforms such as Roblox, a senior garda has warned. A new RTÉ Prime Time documentary that aired ...
WOOD-TV

Man met girl on Roblox app, coerced her to send photos, authorities say

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — An online encounter between an 11-year-old girl and someone she thought was a boy interested in computer games took an unexpected turn when the “boy” threatened to ...
WOWT.com

13-year-old girl targeted by predator on Roblox, lawsuit says

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMOV/Gray News) – A lawsuit has been filed against Roblox, claiming a 13-year-old girl in St. Louis was exploited by a pedophile. Roblox is an online gaming platform where ...
New York Post

Man kidnapped 11-year-old NJ girl he met on Roblox: authorities

An 11-year-old New Jersey girl was kidnapped by a man she met through the online gaming platform Roblox, authorities said. The Jersey girl disappeared from her home in Wayne on Sept. 10, ...
Snopes.com

Is a Self-Harm Game Really Being Shown to Kids on Roblox?

In early January 2023, concerned parents posted on Facebook about a rumor that claimed to show a "cut yourself" self-harm and suicide game of "dares" that was being shared to kids on the online ...
The Post-Crescent

Reg Wydeven column: Monitor your children when they play online games like Roblox

In 2004, I bought "Halo 2" for my Xbox. It was the first game I ever played against an opponent online. While commonplace today, the concept of playing a video game against someone on the other ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Roblox’s Pedophile Problem

DoctorRofatnik, known to fans as “Doc,” looked almost mayoral in a tall white hat, a red tie and an American flag pin. A smirk was permanently plastered on his face as he roamed his domain on Roblox ...