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Parents Sue Character.AI for Allegedly Leading Kids to Sexual Abuse, Suicidal Behavior

Google has also been accused of failing to screen out the content as part of its ‘family link’ service.
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Parents Sue Character.AI for Allegedly Leading Kids to Sexual Abuse, Suicidal Behavior
Photo illustration of a phone screen with AI logo, on May 16, 2025. Oleksii Pydsosonnii/The Epoch Times
Sam Dorman
Sam Dorman
Washington Correspondent
9/16/2025|Updated: 9/16/2025
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Parents filed three separate lawsuits on Sept. 16, alleging that Character.AI, which features characters or chatbots for users to interact with, sexually abused their children and led them into suicidal behavior.

At least one of the children, 13-year-old Juliana Peralta, ended her life in 2023 after alleged harmful interactions with an AI character named Hero. Another attempted suicide but survived after a severe overdose, according to a filing.
Sam Dorman
Sam Dorman
Washington Correspondent
Sam Dorman is a Washington correspondent covering courts and politics for The Epoch Times. You can follow him on X at @EpochofDorman.
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