The Schlep Situation

Hi folks, I’m putting together a blog post to update you on this evolving event as it may become known to your young people. I’m going to attempt to remain objective in this so as to not be alarmist, so it may not have my usual word usage or tone.

Please be aware that this post will contain references to child predators and online grooming.

Roblox is an online platform and app that can be used to create games and share them with friends and the online community at large. Some Roblox games are very well known and have definitive brands separate to Roblox; “Doors”, “Piggy”, “Grow a Garden”.

A Roblox player and YouTuber named Schlep, who was groomed on Roblox as a child, started a YouTube account where he posed as a child, lured child predators to a real-world meeting and then confront them with police officers. This has so far resulted in six arrests. Some of these videos have millions of views, and Schlep himself has a million subscribers.

Roblox has sent Schlep a cease-and-desist letter and banned his accounts online. Chris Hansen had reached out to discuss and collaborate with Schlep on the topic of Roblox’ handling of child safety. Chris Hansen is most known for “To Catch a Predator”, a 2004 television documentary series that revolved around sting operations to capture online child predators.

The state of Louisiana have filed a lawsuit accusing Roblox of failing in its duty of care and attempting to silence people holding them accountable. Roblox are claiming to be collaborative with health, legal and child protection services.

There have been posts in Roblox spaces conjecturing that Roblox is going to be banned, and Youtubers will likely be making videos with this as a click-bait title as the Schlep case unfolds. Roblox are announcing that they do not believe the charges as listed and are contesting this. It is too early in the legal process to determine whether Roblox will be removed as a result of this.

Sources;

https://www.youtube.com/@RealSchlep/about

https://apnews.com/press-release/ez-newswire/roblox-retaliates-against-child-abuse-survivor-who-exposed-platforms-predator-problem-931d19fb1d1d99e6e245b2abe61b1f9c

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/roblox-ceo-resign-cease-desist-schlep-b2807586.html

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/08/15/roblox-lawsuit-louisiana-child-safety/