Instagram, Snapchat sued over 15-year-old US girl’s sexual assaults: ‘A parent’s worst nightmare’

The suit seeks unspecified damages from Meta Platforms Inc, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, and Snap Inc, parent company of Snapchat, as well as the two convicted rapists, one a former New Haven police officer. — Unsplash

BRIDGEPORT: A Stratford couple, whose 15-year-old daughter was raped by two separate convicted sex offenders that allegedly contacted her through social media sites, is suing the parent companies of Instagram and Snapchat.

“This lawsuit seeks to hold the social media defendants’ products responsible for causing and contributing to the burgeoning mental health crisis perpetuated upon children and teenagers of the United States,” states the 95-page lawsuit, filed in Superior Court in Bridgeport.