Snap Sued over Rape of Minor Who Connected to Adult Attacker on Snapchat
The suit says Snapchat’s design helped a stranger groom a 12-year-old girl and exposed her home address through Snap Maps.
- On Wednesday, the parents of a Missouri teenager sued Snap, alleging the social media platform facilitated their daughter's rape as a 12-year-old by an adult stranger she met on the app.
- Snap's "Quick Add" and "Snap Map" features allegedly enabled Gabriel Joel Valentin-Rios, a 25-year-old, to groom the girl after posing as a 17-year-old boy to connect with her.
- Internal documents cited in the suit suggest Snap failed to review more than 40% of serious reports, with plaintiffs claiming "sextortion was a rampant, 'massive,' and 'incredibly concerning issue' on Snapchat."
- Following his guilty plea, Valentin-Rios is currently serving an 18-year prison sentence, while this litigation joins similar cases against Snap in New Mexico and Vermont.
- Despite Snap's claims of using automated safety systems, the Social Media Victims Law Center argues the company's "dangerous design features" continue to pose a persistent threat to children.
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Parents Sue Major Social Media App Alleging Responsibility For 12-Year-Old’s Rape
by Arianna Hooker at CDN - Parents of a Missouri teenager sued Snapchat’s parent company, Snap, Wednesday alleging the platform bears some responsibility for their 12-year-old daughter’s rape. Social Media Victims Law Center filed the lawsuit on behalf of the plaintiffs alleging that the social media company has refused to disable dangerous features or warn parents of the harm they could … Click to read the rest HERE-> Parents Sue Major Social M…
Snapchat Parent Company Sued by Parents of Girl Raped Aged 12 by Man Who Groomed Her on App
The parents of a girl who was raped as a 12-year-old by a man who groomed her through Snapchat have sued the platform’s parent company, Snap, as well as the attacker. The lawsuit, filed in a Missouri state court on Wednesday, claims that Snap has refused to disable allegedly dangerous features in its app and has failed to warn parents about potential harms posed to child users. According to the lawsuit, the girl signed up for a Snapchat account …
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