SOCIAL MEDIA SEXUAL ABUSE AND EXPLOITATION LAWSUITS

Fighting for Survivors of Sexual Abuse, Exploitation and Sextortion on Social Media Platforms

Social media companies have become some of the world’s largest corporations. But in their efforts to grow, keep users engaged, and maximize profits, they have created algorithms and environments that are not only harmful but, in some cases, exploitative and abusive, especially to children.

Now, parents of children and teens who’ve suffered injuries, losses, or trauma—including sexual abuse or exploitation—on or through social media platforms are stepping forward to hold these companies accountable.

At Levy Konigsberg, we’re leading the fight for families seeking justice against these powerful platforms, including:

• Discord
• Fornite
• Minecraft
• Roblox
• Snapchat
• TikTok
• Wizz

How We Help Victims Sue Social Media Companies

Levy Konigsberg is a U.S. News “Best Law Firms” rated trial practice on the forefront of complex litigation. Our team is actively investigating plaintiffs’ claims against social media companies, including Roblox, Discord, Wizz, Snapchat, Minecraft and Fortnite, over a variety of issues including online grooming, sextortion, and child sexual exploitation.

TikTok Sexual Abuse Lawsuits

• In February 2026, James Pagliaro pleaded guilty to child exploitation offenses after allegedly using TikTok to prey on children. 

In approximately October 2024, Pagliaro allegedly began messaging a youth from Connecticut on TikTok and met with the victim multiple times to engage in sexual conduct. 

The investigation further revealed that he allegedly initiated contact with thousands of other children using the platform. 

• In February 2026, Zachariah Abraham Meyers, a senior at Peters Township High School in Pennsylvania, was arrested and charged with over 300 felonies for allegedly running a criminal network that involved sexual extortion and trafficking. 

Meyers allegedly used TikTok and other social media platforms to catfish and lure underage boys. He allegedly coerced at least 21 victims into sending explicit pornographic videos and images of themselves. 

• In March 2026, Angel Lopez was arrested and charged with kidnapping, trafficking, and sexual assaulting a 13-year-old girl in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. 

The victim allegedly stayed in contact with Lopez for four days through TikTok before she was transported to Philadelphia. The victim was then allegedly given drugs and sexually assaulted.

The investigation revealed messages and graphic videos between Lopez and the victim. 

• In August 2025, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison filed a lawsuit against TikTok Inc. for allegedly violating consumer protection laws, using addictive algorithms and predatory features that prioritized profit over the wellbeing of youths.

According to the lawsuit, viewers were able to send virtual currency to minors on TikTok LIVE  in exchange for sexual content. 

As alleged in the complaint, TikTok is allegedly aware of how it compromises youths’ safety. TikTok has acknowledged that it fails to catch a significant percentage of Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) on the platform. Internal surveys further revealed that 40% of users came across such harmful content.

• In January 2026, Jason Michael Armstrong was arrested in Utah for allegedly grooming a 15-year-old girl he met on TikTok. 

Armstrong allegedly catfished the victim by lying about his age and engaged in sexual acts with the victim at his apartment.

• In June 2024, the state of Utah filed a lawsuit against TikTok Inc. for allegedly profiting from the sexual exploitation of minors through its feature called TikTok LIVE. 

The lawsuit compares TikTok Live to a virtual strip club where children—paid using virtual currency that could be cashed out for real money—perform sexually explicit acts, like stripping or dancing provocatively. 

TikTok’s safety features were allegedly ineffective and meaningless, allowing youths to use the feature despite evidence it was used by predators to target and groom youths. 

In addition, TikTok’s virtual currency was designed to look like cartoons to make it more appealing to a young audience. 

As detailed in the filed complaint, TikTok allegedly prioritized profit over childrens’ safety.

Roblox Sexual Abuse Lawsuits

Roblox is a popular online gaming platform with over 78 million daily users. But beneath the colorful avatars and virtual worlds of Roblox lies a darker reality—Roblox has reportedly become a hunting ground for sexual predators.

Examples of sexual abuse and exploitation that have reportedly occurred on or through Roblox include:

• In October 2025, Kentucky’s attorney general filed a lawsuit against Roblox for what the AG called “creating a hunting ground for child predators.”  The Attorney General’s complaint alleges that Roblox: (1) created a playground for predators and international organizations with links to terrorist organizations to distribute child sexual abuse material; (2) became a facilitator for predators to target and groom young victims online before escalating to real-world sexual violence; (3) deliberately failed to implement effective safety measures to protect children from well-documented predatory threats; and (4) knowingly and intentionally failed to inform parents of the dangers lurking on the platform.  The Kentucky Attorney General has asked the court to permanently block Roblox from continuing its conduct in Kentucky and to be penalized up to $2,000 for each willful violation.

• In September 2025, a mother filed a lawsuit against Roblox and Discord for wrongful death following her son tragically committing suicide after being sexually coerced by an adult predator into sending explicit photos on the platforms.  According to the lawsuit, Ethan Dallas, an autistic teen known as the class clown and the star pitcher on a baseball team for kids with disabilities, made a new friend on Roblox after a player who said he was a child named Nate started messaging him.  The pair would play Roblox every day and talk late into the night.  According to the lawsuit, Nate eventually showed Ethan how to disable some of the parental controls his parents had set up.  The conversations then allegedly turned sexual and moved to the messaging app Discord, where Nate demanded Ethan send explicit photos of himself, threatening to share their messages otherwise, according to the lawsuit.  Dallas’s mental health and behavior deteriorated so much so that he was placed in a residential treatment center.  Dallas eventually reported to his mother the communications with Nate.  Tragically, after disclosing to his mother that he felt “worthless,” Dallas committed suicide.  A year later, in April 2025, Florida law enforcement told the mother that “Nate” was likely Timothy O’Connor, a 37-year-old man who was arrested on separate charges of possessing child pornography and transmitting harmful material to minors.  In December 2023, O’Connor was deemed mentally unfit to stand trial, according to public records.  More than 20 lawsuits accusing Roblox of enabling sexual exploitation have reportedly been filed in federal courts so far just in 2025.

• In May 2025, Christian Scribben was accused of using Roblox to manipulate children into sending him explicit material.  He allegedly instructed kids as young as 8 to molest their younger siblings and record the abuse.  Authorities discovered conversations related to these acts on Roblox, Discord, and through text messages.

• In May 2025, a lawsuit was filed against Roblox and Discord after a 13-year-old girl from Texas was allegedly groomed and sexually exploited by a predator she met on Roblox. The abuser reportedly used Discord to further communicate with her, gained access to her home, and recorded the abuse.

• In April 2025, Roblox and Discord were sued in California for allegedly enabling the sexual exploitation of a minor who was coerced into sending explicit photos.  The lawsuit alleges the plaintiff’s harms were the direct result of both company’s lax safety standards and misrepresentation of safety protocols to parents.  For example, the predator allegedly sent the plaintiff messages through the “whisper” function even though her Roblox account “clearly displayed” she was a minor.  In time, the plaintiff was reportedly convinced to share her Discord username with the accused predator, leading to conversations on the popular chat platform where she was then coerced into sending sexually explicit images.

• In April 2025, Matthew Naval was arrested for allegedly kidnapping and sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl he met on Roblox and later chatted with on Discord.  Police found him in his car in California with the girl at a strip mall far from her home.

• In February 2025, a lawsuit was filed in California against Roblox and Discord, accusing them of negligence that allowed Sebastian Romero to abuse a 13-year-old boy.  Romero allegedly groomed the boy and pressured him into sending explicit photos and videos. A search of Romero’s home revealed evidence suggesting he had exploited over 25 other minors.

• In July 2024, it was reported that children were allegedly targeted by predators using Roblox.  It was further reported that at the time, police had arrested at least two dozen people accused of abducting or abusing victims they met or groomed through Roblox since 2018. Cases included a Florida man accused of trying to kidnap a teen he met on the platform, a man charged with abducting an 11-year-old girl from New Jersey, and a California man who allegedly abused a child he also met on Roblox. In 2020, Clinton McElroy, a 48-year-old registered sex offender in Ellis, Kansas, met an 8-year-old girl on Roblox. He reportedly traded thousands of Robux for more than 20 explicit images and videos the young female victim shot of herself.  In 2022, Shane Patrick Penczak, a 45-year-old from North Port, Florida, was charged with sexually exploiting children. He reportedly confessed to exploiting a 13-year-old boy he met on Roblox by exchanging gift cards and thousands of dollars’ worth of Robux for explicit photos and videos. In May 2022, a 15-year-old girl from Indiana was reported missing. Arnold Castillo, a Roblox developer from Paterson, New Jersey, was charged with sexual crimes for allegedly transporting the young girl across state lines. Using several pseudonyms, Castillo allegedly sent Amazon packages to the girl, built her trust, and convinced her to leave home. She was missing for eight days, during which they reportedly had multiple sexual encounters. In private chats, Castillo allegedly referred to the girl and other young girls as “sex slaves.” 

• In October 2022, a lawsuit was filed in California against Roblox, Discord, Snapchat, and Meta, accusing them of enabling adult men to sexually and financially exploit a young girl.  The men allegedly pressured her to drink, misuse prescription drugs, and send explicit photos. One of them reportedly convinced her to send him money.

• In May 2019, a mother reported that an online predator groomed her minor son through Roblox into sending explicit photos.

Discord Sexual Abuse Lawsuits

Discord, a popular messaging platform with approximately 200 million users worldwide, has become a hub for online communities since its launch in 2015.  Originally designed for gamers, the platform now hosts groups on topics ranging from cryptocurrency to K-pop and everything in between. 

However, minimal safeguards and lax safety controls have caused Discord to turn into a hunting ground for sexual predators, leaving minors vulnerable to exploitation.  Recent lawsuits and reports have highlighted these dangers, with victims and their families alleging that Discord has failed to adequately protect its users. 

Oftentimes, predators will meet or groom a child on Roblox and then move the child to Discord to further message with the child and engage in sexual abuse and exploitation, including pressuring the child to send explicit photos, to meet in person to engage in physical sexual abuse, or to send the child explicit content.

Examples of sexual abuse and exploitation that have reportedly occurred on or through Discord include:

• In April 2025, Lonnie Youmans was arrested in New York and charged with sexual exploitation of a child and receipt, distribution, and possession of child pornography through Discord.  Youmans allegedly used Discord to groom victims as young as 12, convinced them to send sexually explicit photos, and then threatened to leak those photos to force them into sending more and recruiting other victims.

• In April 2025, New Jersey’s Attorney General filed a lawsuit against Discord, alleging that Discord recklessly exposed children to violent and explicit content, including sexual abuse and exploitation. The New Jersey AG also alleges that Discord misleads parents about its safety features and ignores the spread of harmful content on the platform.

• In March 2025, a Delaware teacher in the Christina School District, David L. Di Filippo, was charged with having inappropriate sexual behavior with a 13-year-old student. He allegedly used Discord to groom and pressure the minor to engage in a sexual relationship. 

• In January 2025, Jacob Lozano was sentenced to 32 years in prison for allegedly luring three boys online through Discord. Lozano’s abuse was uncovered when, in 2023, a mother reported a cyber tip to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children after finding sexually explicit images and messages on her 11-year-old son’s phone. Police discovered the messages were allegedly from a man in Florida who the boy had met while playing Fortnite, an online game. An undercover detective, posing as the boy, began messaging the man, later found to be Lozano, who allegedly continued sending explicit photos of himself and child sexual abuse material. Police found two more victims in Maricopa County who were allegedly contacted by Lozano on Discord and coerced into making sexual videos.

• In August 2024, reports revealed a rise in violent online groups using Discord to target children and persuade them to harm themselves or others.

• In June 2023, reports alleged that adults had used Discord to groom children before abducting them, to share child sexual exploitation material (CSAM), and to extort minors by tricking them into sending nude images.  At the time, NBC News identified 35 cases between 2017 and 2023 in which adults were prosecuted on charges of kidnapping, grooming or sexual assault that allegedly involved communications on Discord.  NBC News also identified an additional 165 cases, including four crime rings, in which adults were prosecuted for transmitting or receiving CSAM via Discord or for allegedly using the platform to extort children into sending sexually graphic images of themselves, also known as sextortion.

• In October 2022, Oregon man, Jason Kroeskop, was charged with federal child exploitation crimes after he allegedly tricked and convinced a child to take part in a sexually explicit video chat with him on Discord.  Kroeskop, allegedly using the name, Noctis Lucis #7347, pretended to be a teenager on Discord to persuade the child to engage in explicit acts during the video chat, which he secretly recorded without the child’s knowledge. He later admitted that he had been engaging in sexually explicit conversations with multiple children online since at least 2021 using Discord and other apps and platforms.

• In March 2022, CNN Business spoke to nearly a dozen parents who shared stories about their teenagers being exposed to self-harm chats, sexually explicit content and sexual predators on Discord, including users they believed were older men seeking inappropriate pictures and videos. It was reported then that a mother had discovered that her 16-year-old daughter had been chatting on Discord with someone who used a profile picture of an older man. The person had allegedly asked her daughter for nude photos, which she sent. The person also requested other private information such as their home address. Other examples from the report include a father outside of Boston who discovered that his 13-year-old daughter had been talking to a man in his 30s who was allegedly asking for photos of her and trying to involve her in “naughty cam” activities and a mother from Los Angeles who said she reported to Discord after a man allegedly started chatting with her 10-year-old daughter and sent her links to pornography.  However, the company allegedly did not respond.

Wizz Sexual Abuse Lawsuits

Wizz, an app designed to connect teenagers in a Tinder-style format, is sparking serious concerns following alarming reports of sexual extortion, or sextortion, on the platform.

The FBI defines sextortion as a crime where a perpetrator pressures an individual into sending explicit images or content.  Once the perpetrator has the images or content, the perpetrator threatens to share them with the victim’s friends, family or the public unless they pay, often using payment apps, gift cards, or cryptocurrency.

A tipline revealed an alarming number of incidents on Wizz involving sextortion, with boys victimized in 93% of these incidents. Most of the victims are between the ages of 15 and 17. Predators often use stolen images to disguise themselves, tricking teens into believing they are speaking with peers. Once trust is gained, these predators move the conversation to platforms where explicit images and videos can be shared, coercing victims into sending sensitive content.

Examples of sexual abuse and exploitation that have reportedly occurred on or through Wizz include:

• In July 2025, Alejandro Porras was arrested after he met an underage girl through Wizz, claiming to be 16 when he was actually 25.  After meeting on Wizz, Porras and the girl talked for several weeks and then met in person.  Porras and the young victim had sex after he snuck into her grandmother’s home where she was staying and on another occasion after going for a walk around 1 a.m, in the bed of his pickup truck, which was parked across the street from her home.  A few weeks after he was arrested for that case, Porras was also charged in another case involving a separate 14-year-old girl.

• In February 2024, it was reported that Cybertip.ca, a Canadian tipline, received over 180 reports allegedly linked to Wizz involving child sexual exploitation since 2021. Out of these reports, 91% involved sextortion, with boys being the victims in 93% of the cases. Most of the victims were reportedly between 15 and 17 years old. 

• In January 2024, Wizz was removed from the Apple App Store and Google Play Store after the National Center on Sexual Exploitation raised concerns about alleged sextortion scams.

• In January 2024, the Network Contagion Research Institute reported that Wizz was the third most-used app to target youth, after Instagram and Snapchat. Incidents had allegedly increased by 1,000% over the past 18 months. In their report, the institute stated that out of 500 English-speaking Wizz users, 40% faced sextortion, and 77% of them were under 18 years old.

• In June 2023, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), a nonprofit that tracks reports of child sexual abuse material online, said it received over 100 reports that year about minors allegedly being sextorted on Wizz.

Snapchat Sexual Abuse Lawsuits

Snapchat, with its disappearing messages, fun filters, and private stories, may seem like a harmless app for sharing moments with friends. Its features make it popular among children and teenagers.  However, reports allege that these very features have also been used by predators to target children.

Predators have allegedly used Snapchat to groom minors, gain their trust, and coerce them into sharing explicit content. If you or a loved one has experienced abuse on or involving Snapchat, you are not alone. Our experienced lawyers are here to help you seek justice and hold those responsible accountable. Reach out today to learn more about your options.

Examples of sexual abuse and exploitation that have reportedly occurred on or through Snapchat include:

• In November 2025, a former music teacher, Joshua DeWitte, was charged with allegedly sexually exploiting and sex trafficking minor children using Snapchat.  According to the charging documents, at the time of the alleged conduct, DeWitte was a music teacher at a local school in Massachusetts.  In December 2024, DeWitte was allegedly identified as the owner of a Snapchat account that uploaded child sexual abuse material (CSAM) depicting the abuse of a boy who appears to be between approximately eight and 10 years old. Snapchat records allegedly showed that, in September 2024, DeWitte requested nude pictures from multiple purported minors; sent pictures of his penis to the purported minors; and discussed previous and potential in-person meetups for sexual relations with minors. Additionally, it is further alleged that DeWitte paid, and offered to pay, another Snapchat user, Christopher Allan Tisoy, to obtain and produce child pornography and to recruit minor boys for himself.  DeWitte was indicted on six counts of sexual exploitation of children (and attempt and conspiracy); one count of conspiracy to commit sex trafficking of children; one count of distribution of child pornography; and one count of possession of child pornography. Tisoy was charged by an Information on Oct. 29, 2025 with one count of sexual exploitation of children (and attempt and conspiracy) and one count of conspiracy to commit sex trafficking of children.

• In September 2025, Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach filed a lawsuit in Washington County District Court against social media company, Snap, Inc., the creator of SnapChat.  The lawsuit alleges that Snap knowingly misrepresented the app’s safety to parents and consumers by promoting it with “12+” and “T for Teen” age ratings on app stores, while simultaneously exposing users to dangerous and mature content that includes profanity, sex content, nudity, and drug use. The lawsuit cites that Snap’s own internal investigations reveal concerns about the addictive nature of its platform and its potential harm to users.  The lawsuit alleges multiple violations of the Kansas Consumer Protection Act.

• In June 2025, the Utah Department of Commerce’s Division of Consumer Protection filed a lawsuit against Snap Inc., alleging that the app enabled sexual exploitation and digital addiction.

• In April 2025, the Florida attorney general filed a lawsuit against Snap, Inc., the operator of Snapchat, for allegedly failing to protect the safety of children. Snap allegedly allowed predators and drug dealers to use the platform, thereby exposing minors to potential harm.

• In April 2025, Makayla Johnson was charged with distributing and possessing child sexual abuse materials and allegedly used Snapchat to share such content.

• In April 2025, parents of two children sued Snap Inc., for allegedly facilitating the sexual abuse of their 12-year-old daughters through Snapchat. In November 2020, Brandon Rhoades allegedly drugged and sexually assaulted the victims. The complaint alleges that Rhoades used Snapchat to contact and then “groom” one of the girls leading up to the incident, using certain features of the platform such as colorful cartoons and filters to deceive the victims about his true age and gain their trust. According to the lawsuit, Snapchat recommended that one of the plaintiffs use its “quick add” feature to connect with Rhoades, who lived nearby and went by the username “hockeylax30.” Although the plaintiff and Rhoades had no mutual connections on the app, Snapchat allegedly referred to him as her “friend” and “made him appear harmless and fun” by depicting him as a cartoon avatar, among other misrepresentations, the lawsuit claims. Claiming to be 17 while talking to the plaintiff, Rhoades allegedly used a cartoon avatar and Snapchat’s camera filters to represent himself as younger than he actually was as he began “grooming” the plaintiff — or developing an inappropriate relationship with her — on the app, the lawsuit alleges. The plaintiffs eventually met with Rhoades in person where Rhoades allegedly raped one of the plaintiffs. 

• In September 2024, the New Mexico attorney general filed a lawsuit against Snap, claiming that Snapchat’s design and algorithms allegedly made it easier to spread illegal sexual content involving children. The lawsuit said the app allegedly helped predators engage in sextortion, child trafficking, and the trafficking of drugs and guns. It also claimed that Snapchat became a place where predators could collect explicit images of children, groom them, and extort them.

The lawsuit further alleged that Snap misled users by making them think photos and videos sent on the app would disappear. However, predators could save this content permanently.

Snap allegedly ignored warnings about widespread abuse on its platform. Internal reports revealed that by late 2022, Snap was receiving 10,000 sextortion reports per month, yet failed to take meaningful action. 

In April 2025, it was reported that the court denied Snap Inc.’s motion to dismiss.

• In August 2024, Matthew Goyder was sentenced to 40 years in prison for using Snapchat to coerce minors into sending him sexually explicit images online. Goyder reportedly pretended to be a 14-year-old boy and blackmailed and threatened minors into sending him explicit images.

• In June 2024, Jonathan Brodecki was charged with several felonies for allegedly sexually extorting 9 minors, aged 12 to 15, from different states. He allegedly added the victims on Snapchat, pretended to be a teenager, and asked them to send sexually explicit photos.

• In May 2022, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Snapchat for failing to prevent the sexual exploitation of minors.

• In December 2022, Kyle Peterson was sentenced to prison for allegedly sexually exploiting a 12-year-old girl. Between March 2020 to March 2021, he allegedly used Omegle and Snapchat to groom and coerce the victim into engaging in sexually explicit acts. 

• In July 2022, Ernesto Herrera was charged with allegedly threatening and forcing a teenage girl to send him sexually explicit photos through Snapchat. He allegedly received over 1,000 images from the 16-year-old, including child pornography. 

Minecraft Sexual Abuse Investigations

Minecraft is a sandbox video game.  Examples of sexual abuse and exploitation that have reportedly occurred on or through Minecraft include:

• In October 2023, Pasquale Salas, a former deputy with the Matagorda County Sheriff’s Office, was sentenced to prison for producing and possessing child pornography after allegedly using Minecraft to meet and lure young girls online.

He allegedly met at least two girls while playing Minecraft and later formed a controlling, manipulative, and sexually exploitative relationship with one of them. He allegedly knew the child was underage but still had an online sexually explicit relationship with her, and he pressured her into sending hundreds of nude photos and videos. He allegedly imposed strict rules on her, tracked her location, and threatened harm to her and her family.

• In January 2017, it was reported that Adam Isaac had used Minecraft to groom two boys aged 12 and 14. He reportedly targeted them through the game and asked them to send intimate photos of themselves. The prosecutor said he allegedly sent the boys money on PayPal and used Minecraft as part of the grooming. The court also heard that he carried out sexual acts while on video calls with the boys, and that he had indecent images of a third, unidentified boy.

Fortnite Sexual Abuse Lawsuits

Fortnite is an online gaming universe.  Examples of sexual abuse and exploitation that have reportedly occurred on or through Fornite include:

• In June 2025, Sean Sayer was arrested for allegedly demanding sexually explicit images and videos from an 8-year-old boy in Oregon. The boy reportedly sent Sayer at least 15 videos containing child sexual abuse material in exchange for playing Fortnite with him. Police found screenshots of Sayer’s Snapchat conversations with many other minors.

• In January 2025, Jacob Lozano was sentenced to prison for allegedly using Fortnite to groom pre-teen boys, including an 11-year-old from Arizona.  Lozano allegedly lied about his age and contacted victims through Fortnite before moving their conversations to Discord. Police found Lozano’s conversations with multiple boys across at least three states, including Arizona, California, and Georgia.

• In August 2022, it was reported that a teacher in Tomball, Texas, Marka Bodine was sentenced to prison, probation, and required to register as a sex offender for allegedly using Fortnite to lure and sexually assault a 13-year-old student. Bodine allegedly exchanged explicit videos and photos with the victim over a three-year period.

• In January 2019, Anthony Gene Thomas was arrested for allegedly using Fortnite to manipulate and sexually abuse a 17-year-old victim. In August 2018, Anthony Gene Thomas and a co-conspirator allegedly transported the victim to Broward County, where Thomas allegedly sexually abused the victim. Police found pornographic images and videos of the victim on Thomas’s phone and stated there could be up to 20 additional victims.

• In September 2018, 24 men, including a police officer and a firefighter, were arrested for allegedly using online video games like Fortnite and social media apps to lure minors for sexual exploitation. The suspects allegedly posed as teenagers to engage 14- and 15-year-olds in conversations that became sexual, but they were actually speaking with undercover detectives from the New Jersey State Police’s Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.

How Can Social Media Companies Be Held Liable?

While cases vary in their particularities, social media injury lawsuits are often based on a few common claims, including:

• Negligence in creating, maintaining, and supervising platforms for the presence of harmful or dangerous content, including harmful content accessible to minors and content that facilitates sexual abuse, such as grooming and sextortion.

• Failure to exercise reasonable care in the development and design of their products, as well as the operation, supervision, and promotion of their platforms and content.

• Defective products, including algorithms and technologies that promote harmful or dangerous content to vulnerable users like children.

By pursuing claims against social media companies, victims can position themselves to secure the justice and compensation they deserve and help forge a path to better regulate this space and enact positive change in the ways these companies operate and protect young users.

Do I Have a Case?

You may have grounds to file a civil legal action if you were sexually exploited through any online game, or any social media app.

As civil claims, these cases are separate from any criminal proceedings that may arise from abuse and focus instead on holding institutions and companies liable for damages. This means you may still have a claim even if:

• Your abuser is no longer alive.
• Your abuser was never charged with or convicted of a crime.
• You do not know the true identity of the abuser, but rather know only the screen name or online persona of the abuser.

Recoverable Damages in Sexual Abuse Claims

In addition to providing accountability and a sense of justice, civil sex abuse lawsuits allow survivors to recover financial compensation for their damages, which may include:

• Past medical and mental health expenses
• Future mental health expenses, including therapy, medications, etc.
• Pain and suffering
• Emotional anguish and psychological harm
• Lost income
• Other economic and non-economic damages

Our lawyers are actively investigating potential lawsuits from parents and families with children who have suffered harm or abuse through online games or social media apps or platforms. 

We Represent Survivors in All Types of Sex Abuse Claims

At Levy Konigsberg, we have the experience and resources to help survivors in sexual abuse lawsuits involving all types of institutions and circumstances, including:

• Boy Scout Sexual Abuse
• Catholic Church Sexual Abuse
• Cruise Ship & Airline Sexual Abuse
• Doctors or Medical Staff Sexual Abuse
• Entertainment Industry Sexual Abuse
• Foster Care Sexual Abuse
• Group Home Sexual Abuse
• Hotel & Motel Sexual Abuse
• Other Religious Group Sexual Abuse
• Police Sexual Assault
• Psychiatric Hospital Sexual Abuse
• Rideshare Sexual Abuse
• School Sexual Abuse
• Sex Trafficking Lawsuits
• Social Media & Online Games Sexual Abuse
• Spas and Massage Parlors Sexual Abuse
• Summer Camp Sexual Abuse
• Voyeurism
• Women’s Prison Sexual Abuse
• Youth Facility Sexual Abuse
• Youth Sport Sexual Abuse