Thomas Medlin missing after reportedly going to NYC to see someone he met online

The household of a lacking 15-year-old Lengthy Island boy says their son disappeared two weeks in the past after going to New York Metropolis to fulfill somebody he met via the web sport Roblox.

Thomas Medlin left Stony Brook College on Jan. 9 round 3:30 p.m. and “ran” to the Stony Brook practice station, the place he boarded a practice to Grand Central Station in New York Metropolis, the Suffolk County Police Division stated in a Jan. 12 information launch.

Police launched a surveillance picture of Thomas at Grand Central Station, the place detectives say he was final seen on January 9 round 5:30 p.m.

Thomas’ mom, Eva Yan, informed the story News 12 Long Island in an interview that detectives consider her son had gone to fulfill somebody he met via Roblox, an internet sport.

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This surveillance photograph exhibits Thomas Medlin strolling into Grand Central Station in New York Metropolis round 5:30 p.m. on Jan. 9, police stated. (Suffolk County Police Division)

Yan stated this conduct was completely different from Thomas’s.

“He by no means left our facet,” Yan stated via tears.

“I simply can’t consider why he left within the first place,” James Medlin, Thomas’ father, informed the newspaper.

Thomas Medlin’s dad and mom say this conduct was not typical of the 15-year-old. (Suffolk County Police Division)

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A spokesperson for Roblox informed Fox Information Digital in an emailed assertion on Sunday that it’s “constructed with safety at its core” and affords parental controls that permit dad and mom to fully disable the in-game chat function.

“We’re deeply involved by this incident and are working with police to assist their investigation,” the spokesperson stated. “Roblox is constructed with safety at its core, together with strong insurance policies to assist defend customers past many different platforms. We have now filters designed to dam the sharing of non-public info and disallow the sharing of pictures or movies between customers. Whereas no system is ideal, our dedication to safety by no means ends, and we proceed to evolve and strengthen our protections day-after-day. As this includes an ongoing investigation, we can’t remark additional presently.”

Thomas Medlin traveled from Lengthy Island to New York Metropolis by practice on January 9 and was final seen at Grand Central Station. (Spencer Platt/Getty Photos, File)

Yan stated household and associates have shaped search events in each Lengthy Island and New York Metropolis to search for her lacking son.

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“Everybody loves him,” she informed the outlet.

Authorities requested anybody with info on Thomas’ whereabouts to name the Suffolk County Police Division’s Fourth Squad Detectives at 631-854-8452.