India, Aug. 23 -- A family in North Carolina has filed a civil lawsuit against Roblox Corporation, claiming the platform allowed the sexual exploitation of their 10-year-old daughter. The case was submitted on Thursday in Guilford County Superior Court. According to WCNC, the complaint says a predator used Roblox to groom the child and pressured her into sending explicit images in exchange for Robux, the platform's virtual currency.

Jane Doe, speaking for her daughter, says Roblox presented itself as a safe space for children while predators operated without restriction. The child started using Roblox at the age of six. By the time she was 10, someone pretending to be her peer reached out and gained her trust on the platform, before movi...