Montoya v. Character Technologies consumer protection case

Docket

Brought by

CMCynthia Montoya

v.

Defendants

Character.AIGoogle

The parents of 13-year-old Juliana Peralta allege Character.AI chatbots engaged her in sexual conversations and failed to respond to her suicidal statements before her death.

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