Overview

• Rebecca Dallas filed the lawsuit Friday in San Francisco County Superior Court and is seeking a jury trial and compensatory damages.
• The complaint alleges an adult posing as a child groomed her son on Roblox, urged him to disable parental controls, and moved communications to Discord, where he was coerced into explicit images under threat.
• The suit claims the companies failed to implement basic age and identity verification and allowed minors to bypass safeguards, asserting these lapses enabled the predator’s access.
• Reporting indicates the person known as “Nate” was likely 37-year-old Timothy O’Connor, who had been arrested on separate charges related to child sexual exploitation.
• Roblox and Discord expressed condolences and pointed to safety tools and moderation efforts, and the case adds to growing legal scrutiny that includes a lawsuit filed by Louisiana’s attorney general.