Roblox child sexual exploitation lawsuits

• Grooming on Roblox. Plaintiffs allege that they, as minors, or their minor children were sexually exploited, and in some cases assaulted, by predators who targeted and groomed them through Roblox.
• A second platform. Plaintiffs allege that after making contact on Roblox, predators persuaded children to continue on another platform, such as Discord, Snapchat or Instagram, or by text or video call, often to exchange sexually explicit images.
• Safety claims and safeguards. The lawsuits raise what Roblox knew about predators using its platform, whether it falsely represented that Roblox is safe for children, whether it could have used effective parental controls and safety features such as age and identity verification, and whether it adequately warned about these risks. Similar questions are raised about the other platforms.

Parents and guardians can ask on behalf of a child. Adults who were exploited as minors can ask for themselves.

Our attorneys look at

• When and how the contact began on Roblox
• Whether the contact moved to another app, and which one
• What harm followed, and any counseling or medical care
• Whether the matter was reported to police, the platform or NCMEC (not required to ask for an evaluation)

You don't need everything on this list, and you can share it later. Gather what you can.

• The Roblox username of the child's account, and any other app accounts involved
• The predator's usernames, if known
• The approximate dates the contact started and ended
• Any police report number or CyberTipline report number
• Records of counseling or medical care

Important: Don't delete the child's accounts or messages. But never copy, screenshot, save or forward any sexually explicit image of a minor, even to share it with us or with police. Report it to the CyberTipline or to law enforcement, who can preserve it lawfully.

• LitigationMDL No. 3166
• CourtU.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
• JudgeChief Judge Richard Seeborg
• CreatedDecember 12, 2025

As of October 2026, lawsuits allege that child predators targeted and groomed minors through the Roblox gaming platform, often moving the contact to a second platform, and that the companies misrepresented their platforms' safety for children and failed to provide effective parental controls, age and identity verification, and adequate warnings. The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation created the MDL on December 12, 2025, and assigned it to Chief Judge Richard Seeborg in the Northern District of California. The Panel noted that the defendants are expected to raise defenses that include arbitration, Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act and the First Amendment.

What public officials have done

The Panel's order notes that the Louisiana, Kentucky and Texas attorneys general have filed lawsuits against Roblox, and that the Florida attorney general has begun a criminal investigation.

Status checked October 12, 2026. This MDL is listed as pending on the JPML report of pending MDLs dated October 1, 2026 (opens in a new tab). Court dockets change; each page shows the date it was last checked.

More questions in the FAQ

• Judicial Panel on Multidistrict LitigationJPML Transfer Order, MDL No. 3166 (filed Dec. 12, 2025)jpml.uscourts.gov (opens in a new tab)
• Judicial Panel on Multidistrict LitigationJPML: Pending MDL Dockets by MDL Type, report date October 1, 2026jpml.uscourts.gov (opens in a new tab)
• National Center for Missing & Exploited ChildrenNCMEC CyberTiplinereport.cybertip.org (opens in a new tab)