A 33-year-old Georgia man was arrested for allegedly kidnapping a 13-year-old girl he met on the children’s app, Roblox.
Police say the young girl met Howard Graham back on February 18th. Two days later she snuck out of her home in Topeka, Kansas to meet him. He drove her over 900 miles away to his home in Clayton County Georgia. Investigators say Graham told his roommates the child was his stepdaughter, but she alerted one of them that Graham was lying.
Clayton County Police Capt. John Ivey said, “The roommate became extremely upset and confronted this perpetrator and this predator when he arrived back home from his job,”.
Graham dropped the girl off at a Dollar General, so she sent a message to her mother through Roblox, giving the address so she could be picked up. The young girl is now with her mother back in Kansas.
Graham was arrested at his job and is now facing charges of interference with custody, trafficking and rape. Police believe he had sex with the minor numerous times.
A Roblox spokesperson said in a statement obtained by WGCL that the company would comply with law enforcement in the case, and there are thousands of moderators tasked with enforcing community standards that include zero tolerance for sexual content.
“We filter all text chat on the platform to block inappropriate content or personal information, and we offer parental controls and features such as ‘Account Restrictions,’ so parents and caregivers have the option to limit chat to a curated list of contacts or turn chat off altogether,” the spokesperson said.
WebCelebDaily will keep you posted as this story develops.
