Amber Petersen was lounging in bed with her 7-year-old daughter last week, watching her play the popular children's video game Roblox on her iPad when she saw a disturbing display on the screen.

My sweet and innocent daughter's avatar was being VIOLENTLY GANG-RAPED ON A PLAYGROUND," Petersen wrote. According to the company website, Roblox is an "immersive, user-generated" game for "kids ...

Original story (4/7/18): Popular kids game Roblox is under fire after it has emerged that a handful of players teamed up to "violently gang rape" the character of a seven-year-old girl.

According to technology news site Recode, Roblox has about 64 million monthly players, most of them children and teenagers, and is targeted chiefly at “kids around the age of 11”.

A mom is warning other parents about an online video game marketed for kids after she saw a female character being raped. (Photo: Roblox) Author: Taylor Seely (USA TODAY) Published: 7/6/2018 10:19 ...