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A 19-year-old East Newark man was arrested at his residence on Friday after Hudson County investigators say he contacted a 12-year-old girl through Roblox and instructed her to create and send child sexual abuse material. Benjamin Martes now faces charges tied to both facilitating and possessing that material

People who say they suffered childhood sexual abuse at the hands of adults they met through Roblox are fighting to keep their lawsuits in federal court. The gaming company wants to resolve certain claims through private arbitration, but plaintiffs argue they have a legal right to pursue their cases in court.

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes has asked a court to force Roblox to hand over data and documents tied to an investigation into whether the gaming platform is adequately protecting children who use it. Mayes’s office says it filed a petition seeking an order that would compel the company to immediately produce the records, and,…