A 20-year-old Indiana man is in custody in Montgomery County after allegedly renting an apartment near a girl he met on Roblox when she was 13. Ian Anderson faces 24 felony charges, and a judge has declined to reduce his $1 million bail, according to NBC10 Philadelphia.
According to NBC10 Philadelphia, Anderson traveled from Indiana to Montgomery County and rented an apartment there after building a relationship with the teenage victim on the popular gaming platform. The outlet reports Anderson knew the girl was underage when he began chatting with her, and that he later allegedly snuck into her home while her parents were asleep.
Court documents cited by NBC10 say Anderson planned to take the teenager away from her family after she became a legal adult. The charges reportedly include statutory sexual assault, possession of child sexual abuse material, and disseminating images or films of child sex acts or child sexual material, according to NBC10 Philadelphia.
Bail Request Rejected
Anderson has remained in custody, unable to post the $1 million bail set in his case. The report notes he asked a judge to reduce that amount, but the request was denied. Anderson's lawyer declined to comment when reached by the station, and Roblox had not provided comment as of the report's publication.
Where Families Can Report Concerns
The available Pennsylvania statewide figure covers suspected child abuse generally, not online-exploitation complaints specifically. According to the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services, the state recorded 41,070 reports of suspected child abuse in 2024, compared with 40,301 in 2023. The Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General directs people who suspect online sexual exploitation or another internet-based crime against a child to its Child Predator Section. The supplied research does not establish a latest national total for online crimes against children. The Federal Bureau of Investigation says many such investigations are handled by task forces combining federal, state and local law-enforcement resources. For broader cyber-enabled crime, the FBI identifies its Internet Crime Complaint Center as a central reporting hub.
Online Safety Context
The case arrives amid what the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children describes as a sharp rise in online predation: the organization recorded a 158 percent increase in child solicitation and enticement cases in 2025 compared with the previous year, per a report from National Center for Missing & Exploited Children and the same NBC10 Philadelphia report. Leslie Slingsby, cited in the report, said crimes against children are increasing, particularly those that originate online.
The report also emphasized the value of repeated conversations with children about age differences, power dynamics, and the distinction between healthy and unhealthy relationships.
What Experts Recommend for Parents
The safety guidance described in the report includes revisiting online-safety conversations regularly and reviewing children's apps and messages rather than relying only on parental-control settings.
The case remains an active criminal matter, and the allegations against Anderson have not been proven in court. No additional details about the charging jurisdiction, arrest timeline, or identities of the victim or her family have been made public.
