The 13-year-old Utah boy hung out in the typical online spaces for someone his age: The chat app Discord. The gaming platform Roblox. And, of course, Twitter.

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In one case, a 10-year-old girl from Kern County was found 270 miles from home in Elk Grove after allegedly being abducted by a 27-year-old man she met on Roblox and Discord.

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Sarah says in her case, she contacted Roblox to ask them how they had "allowed" her child to be groomed. "They didn't respond at all," she says.