Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, is facing a lawsuit in Missouri, US, after the parents of a girl alleged that features on the social media platform enabled an adult man to contact, groom and sexually assault their daughter when she was 12 years old.

The parents of a girl who was raped when she was 12 years old by an adult stranger she met on Snapchat have sued its parent company and the attacker in Missouri state court.

The family of a Missouri teenager is suing Snapchat parent company Snap, claiming the social media platform facilitated her rape as a 12-year-old. Snapchat features such as Quick…