A man in California was arrested after the kidnapping of a 10 -year -old girl who met her through online gaming platforms. According to the authorities, continue to contact the child with Roblox and Discord applications.
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On Sunday, the Kern County Police started searching for the child, a young woman from Taft, California, according to what she said. CNN cover belongs After his family reported his disappearance, the police said.
When reports indicated the possibility of kidnapping the girl, investigators said they found that she was communicating with the man on social networks, and that he would be in the Elk Grove area, more than 400 km of TAFT, where the child’s house is located.
The Kern Province police informed the authorities in Elk Group, who found the child on Sunday afternoon, according to the statement.
Naval was arrested in Sacramento Province and was later transferred to Kern County, where he was held on bail of $ 250,000 (about $ 1450,000.00). He has a judicial hearing scheduled next Friday (18).
It is still in the press statement, the cabinet warned of “the importance of Internet security”, referring to the messages that the navy exchanged with minors in Roblox and Discord.
Roblox is a very common online games platform among teenagers; Discord is an instant messaging application, usually used in players ’societies.
They said: “Parents are watching all electronic uses and learning with those whose children communicate. Many applications and games have messages and they have the same risks, if they do not return, like social media platforms.”
Last month, in response to allegations that children are subjected to harmful content on the site, Roblox told the participation and CEO Dave Bastuki BBC that the company adopts “the situation that any bad accident, even if there is only a lot.”
“We noticed bullying and harassment, and we filtered all these types of things, and I would like to say that behind the scenes, continuous analysis, if necessary, contact the authorities.”
