TAFT, Calif. (KERO) — On April 13 at 10 a.m., the Kern County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a 10-year-old who was last seen the night before.

“We are bringing this case because of what happened to this little girl, which is nothing short of horrifying,” said Alexandra Walsh, a partner with Anapol Weiss , who is representing the Taft family.

Detectives on the case found the child was communicating with 27-year-old Matthew Macatuno Naval, where, allegedly, they communicated through the gaming platform Roblox , before moving to Discord , a free communication platform where users chat through voice, video, and text.

“She was identified, targeted, and groomed by a really dangerous sexual predator on the Roblox platform,” said Walsh.

It was through these apps that the 10-year

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