ELK GROVE — An Elk Grove man is accused of kidnapping a young Kern County girl he communicated with on the popular gaming platform Roblox, authorities said Monday. Matthew Naval, 27, was ...

A Southern California 10-year-old was found safe Sunday, a day after being kidnapped by a stranger she had been communicating with on Roblox and the messaging platform Discord, authorities said.

Police suspect that Naval and the victim communicated through both Roblox, a popular online video game, and Discord, a messaging and voice chat app popular with gamers. Naval was found with the ...