(NEXSTAR) – Parents around the country have filed at least eight lawsuits against popular world-building and gaming app Roblox, alleging the platform makes it too easy for predators to contact, groom and even abduct children.

The latest such lawsuit, filed this week, comes after a 10-year-old in California was found hours from home in May with a 27-year-old man she met on Roblox. The man has been charged with kidnapping and child sex-related crimes.

Another lawsuit calls Roblox a "digital hunting ground" for child abusers. This case centers around a 13-year-old Iowa girl, who was allegedly kidnapped from her grandmother's house and sexually abused. The suspect, a 37-year-old, had claimed to be a teenager when speaking with the victim on Roblox, according to the victim's family.

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