Louisiana has filed suit against Roblox, claiming the popular online gaming site is violating Louisiana law by not protecting children from sex predators. Attorney General Liz Murrill says it’s easy for a child to register to Roblox and then find harmful content and become victimized by a child predator. Murill says Roblox prioritizes user growth, revenue and profits over child safety…
Cut 19 (09) “…profit margins”
Murrill filed the lawsuit in Livingston Parish. Sheriff Jason Ard says just last month his deputies arrested an individual suspected of possessing child sexual abuse material and the suspect was actively using Robflox…
Roblox has yet to issue a comment about the lawsuit.
Baton Rouge Police Sgt Caleb Eisworth will be laid to rest Saturday. He died Sunday after spending 7 weeks in the hospital being treated for injuries sustained when he was allegedly intentionally hit by a truck while on his motorcycle. Eisworth was a decorated officer who served 23 years. Baton Rouge Police Chief, TJ Morse says Sgt Eisworth impacted many lives.
Cut 6 (06) “people’s lives”
Police have identified the driver of the truck that hit Eisworth, 41-year-old Gad Black. East Baton Rouge District Attorney Hillar Moore says his office may seek the death penalty for Black.
The National Hurricane Center is monitoring a tropical disturbance near the Texas-Mexico border. But State Climatologist Jay Grymes says it’s unlikely it will form into a named storm…
And Tropical Storm Erin is expected to become a hurricane later today in the Atlantic. Erin does not pose a threat to the coastal U-S.