Overview
- A federal complaint filed Jan. 7 in the Northern District of California by Dolman Law Group seeks unspecified damages for a Cook County boy identified as John Doe.
- The suit alleges an adult posed as a child on Roblox, groomed the 9-year-old, and persuaded him to send sexually explicit images.
- Plaintiffs cite persistent sexually explicit "condo" games and popular experiences frequented by younger users, arguing moderation and age controls are inadequate.
- The filing claims Roblox’s sign-up and parental-consent processes are easily bypassed and that predators exploit Robux to bribe or extort children.
- Roblox says it prioritizes safety, limits chat for younger users, blocks user-to-user image sharing, and is rolling out facial age estimation with optional ID checks for users 13 and older.