Police say a 37-year-old man groomed an Iowa teen he met on game platform Roblox, then drove her Tennessee, his home state, to sexually assault her.

Following accusations of grooming and predatory behavior experienced by its younger-skewing users, Roblox rolled out new safety features Thursday.

Popular online gaming platform Roblox has faced a storm of controversy over its child safety protocols after it banned a self-described child predator hunter and defended its removal of ...