The worker was fired before the meeting took place, after a colleague became suspicious. The police and FBI were informed, although the man does not appear to have been charged.
According to Reuters, the woman, now 19, is seeking over $25,000 in damages for emotional distress, false advertising – in claiming that the chat room was safe for children – and a failure to supervise.
The lawsuit also names AOL's parent company, Time Warner, and the individual monitor.
"You're truly looking at a situation where you have a wolf looking over the chicken coop," the woman's lawyer told the Los Angeles Times.