New York boy, 15, missing after traveling to NYC to meet someone he met on Roblox, family says
The family of a missing 15-year-old Long Island boy say their son disappeared two weeks ago after going to New York City to meet someone he met through the online game Roblox.
Thomas Medlin left the Stony Brook School around 3:30 p.m. on Jan. 9 and "ran" to the Stony Brook Train station, where he boarded a train to Grand Central Station in New York City, the Suffolk County Police Department said in a news release on Jan. 12.
Police released a surveillance image of Thomas at Grand Central Station, where detectives say he was last seen around 5:30 p.m. on Jan. 9.
Yan said that behavior was unlike Thomas.
"He has never left our side," Yan told the outlet through tears.
"I just can’t believe why he left in the first place," James Medlin, Thomas’ father, told the outlet.
Isn't there other games out there that are bad for kids?
yeah anything with open chat to the world is a breeding ground for predators
recent update has locked this down considerably and open chat with all ages is no longer available in any game. If you are over 21 you cannot even see chats from those under 18... same the other way around.