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The CEO of Twitch has broken his silence after a streamer said that she was sexually assaulted at this year’s TwitchCon.
This comes after a man reportedly assaulted streamer Emiru while she was taking photos with her fans at the event.
Appearing from the crowd, the man allegedly grabbed the influencer and tried to kiss her without her consent.
Emiru, whose real name is Emily-Beth Schunk, said that her personal security team intervened but it wasn’t until hours later that the man was apprehended by official Twitch security.
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Taking to X, formerly Twitter, to speak about the incident, Schunk said: “I'm obviously shaken up by what happened and it's not the first time I've dealt with something like this, but to tell you honestly, I am a lot more hurt and upset by how Twitch handled it during and after the fact.
“Like I said, I don't understand how he was allowed to make it to me in the first place. The security in the clip who reacts is my own security (it's true my favorite and usual security guard was banned for holding a stalkers arm to bring him to police, at a past Twitchcon).
“However, there were at least 3 or 4 other Twitchcon security staff in the area who did not react and let the guy walk away, as you can see in the clip since they don't even appear in the frame LOL.”
She continued: “My friend who was present told me Twitch security were also behind the booth afterwards joking about how they didn't even see what happened and immediately laughing and moving on to talking about something else.
“So if no one was checking if I was okay or if I needed anything and they let the guy run away initially, I have no idea what anyone hired to keep the event safe was doing LOL.”
Now, Dan Clancy, who is the Twitch CEO, has spoken out about the incident, admitting that the event ‘failed’ to prevent it.
He said: “First, I want to be upfront and take accountability for the security incident that occurred during Emiru’s Meet and Greet. It shouldn’t have happened and we take that very seriously. We failed, both in allowing it to occur, and in our response following. We mismanaged our communications about the incident, and that includes the comments I made. I apologize to Emiru for all that took place.
“What are we doing moving forward? For Meet and Greets, we’ve begun a complete analysis of the incident that took place, as well as other issues that came to our attention after TwitchCon concluded. We’re examining everything, from how we do sign ups, to the layout, to increased security controls.
“We’re also doing a comprehensive review of overall event safety and security, and will be making updates for future TwitchCons. While we won’t be sharing all security updates for privacy and safety reasons, we will keep our community informed about changes that directly impact attendees.”
