A Delaware man is accused of kidnapping an 11-year-old New Jersey girl he allegedly met while playing online video games, authorities said.
from the Wayne Police Department, Darius Matylewich, 27, of Bear, was arrested and charged with first-degree kidnapping and third-degree endangering the welfare of a child.reported. Police determined that Matylewich met the victim while playing Roblox and transported her 135 miles from Wayne to Bear without her parents’ knowledge, according to
Chief Assistant Prosecutor Jennifer Fetterman of the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office said that the suspect and victim communicated on several video game platforms, according to, the Wayne Police Department did not specify the game, noting only that the victim was playing “an online video game.” The child was reported missing at about 6:45 a.m. on Sept. 10, Valdes and Wayne police Chief Jack McNiff said in a statement, according to
Police in New Castle County, Delaware, found the girl in Matylewich’s hometown of Bear several hours later and arrested him,“We work tirelessly to prevent grooming on our platform and have a team of thousands of moderators who enforce a strict set of community standards,” a spokesperson said. “Safety and civility are foundational to everything we do,” the company said. “We’ve built a platform with industry-leading safety and civility features. We continuously evolve our platform as our community grows and evolves.”. Matylewich had been expected in court Monday, but a court official said his hearing was delayed until Friday, according to the newspaper.
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