AOL has been sued by a woman who claims that when she was 15, one
of its chatroom monitors took advantage of her on-line, exchanging
nude photos with her and arranging to meet her, according to
reports.
The worker was fired before the meeting took place, after a
colleague became suspicious. The police and
FBI
were
informed, although the man does not appear to have been
charged.
According to Reuters, the woman, now 19, is seeking over $25,000
in damages for emotional distress, false advertising – in claiming
that the chat room was safe for children – and a failure to
supervise.
The lawsuit also names
AOL
's parent company, Time
Warner, and the individual monitor.
"You're truly looking at a situation where you have a wolf
looking over the chicken coop," the woman's lawyer told the Los
Angeles Times.
