SNOHOMISH COUNTY, Wash. — A Snohomish County family has filed a lawsuit against gaming platform Roblox and messaging app Discord after their 13-year-old daughter was allegedly groomed and sexually exploited by an online predator.

The lawsuit claims the girl met someone on Roblox who posed as another child her age. According to the family's attorney, the person "ended up being an adult male predator who groomed and manipulated the young girl through Roblox."

After establishing trust, the predator moved their conversations to Discord, where he "ended up sending graphic messages and ultimately manipulated the child into sending sexually explicit images of herself," attorney Sara Beller said.

Both platforms have faced years of controversy over child safety concerns. Neither company directly

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