Roblox allowed predator to pay Uber driver $1K to abduct teen girl who was sexually assaulted, locked in a room: lawsuit
A 19-year-old woman is suing Roblox, Discord, and Uber after allegedly being groomed online by a predator who used the platforms to coordinate her abduction from Indiana to New Jersey in 2022, where she was sexually assaulted and held captive. The lawsuit claims the companies failed to act on repeated warnings about the predator’s behavior and allowed him to continue operating on their platforms. It also alleges Uber did not properly train drivers to recognize or prevent high-risk, off-platform rides involving minors.
- ▪The plaintiff was groomed online by Arnold Castillo, known as 'DoctorRofatnik,' a Roblox game developer who allegedly sent sexual messages to her and other minors.
- ▪Despite public reports and user warnings about Castillo’s predatory behavior, Roblox and Discord allegedly failed to permanently ban him or stop him from recreating accounts.
- ▪Castillo allegedly paid an Uber driver $1,000 via CashApp to transport the 15-year-old plaintiff from Indiana to New Jersey for an off-platform ride.
- ▪Upon arrival, the plaintiff was reportedly locked in a small, unsanitary room and repeatedly sexually assaulted over an extended period.
- ▪The lawsuit was filed in the US District Court for the Northern District of California, accusing the companies of negligence in protecting minors.
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Business Roblox allowed predator to pay Uber driver $1K to abduct teen girl who was sexually assaulted, locked in a room: lawsuit By Taylor Herzlich Published April 30, 2026, 1:45 p.m. ET A young woman is suing Roblox, Discord and Uber after a repeat predator used the platforms to groom her when she was 15 — paying a driver to bring her from Indiana to his New Jersey home, where he kept her locked in a small, dank room and repeatedly raped her, according to the suit. The anonymous plaintiff, now 19, is accusing the video game platform Roblox and Discord, an online messaging platform, of ignoring warnings about her abductor’s history of illicit behavior and failing to effectively block him from the apps.
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