At age 7, Ethan Dallas began playing the online game, where he met Nate. Deadly abuse followed, said Ethan’s mother, who blames Roblox. Ethan Dallas at 15. He had played Roblox, an online game aimed ...

SAN DIEGO — "Nate" offered friendship in a sometimes unfriendly world. The online game, Roblox, provided a safe reality in a sometimes cruel and unsafe world for a middle school boy in Santee, CA. But ...