'My daughter, 14, was groomed after meeting man on Roblox'

A mother whose 14-year-old daughter was groomed into sending sexually explicit images of herself by a man she met on Roblox said the online gaming platform was not doing enough to protect children. Carlo Tritta tricked the teenager into believing they were in a loving relationship after they first came into contact in September 2024 when he was aged 18. The victim's mother, from Greater Manchester, said she was "shocked, bewildered and really angry" when she discovered her daughter had initially been targeted by Tritta on Roblox. A spokesperson for Roblox said it was "saddened to hear of this troubling case" and it was "committed to building safeguards designed to prevent that from happening". Tritta, 19, from Eastleigh, Hampshire, was jailed for two years and four months when he appeared for sentencing at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court. He admitted making indecent images of a child, engaging in sexual communications with a child and causing a child aged 13-15 to watch/look at a sexual image. Tritta also admitted two counts of intimidating a witness and criminal damage. His abuse came to light after the victim's mother noticed a message on her daughter's phone that raised a

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