Security intervenes after man attempts to kiss streamer Emiru at San Diego TwitchCon
The moment Emiru was confronted by an unidentified man at TwitchCon Screenshot of matter from Fludded X video A popular Twitch streamer was confronted by a man who went on stage uninvited and tried to kiss her during a meet-and-greet session at TwitchCon at the San Diego Convention Center according to a video shared online It happened shortly after p m Friday at a booth featuring Emily Schunk who goes by the name Emiru The video shows an unidentified man being pushed away by her precaution after the situation while Emiru was escorted offstage by her manager FULL VIDEO Sexual Assault TwitchCon For the non-streaming world let me explain what happened the previous day A prominent streamer called Emiru was sexually assaulted on stage at a twitch TwitchCon event Twitch is an amazon company under CEO Dan Clancy In the wake of the pic twitter com ZjyiZDP NL Craig Duncan Fludded October Emiru posted a message about the episode Saturday on X Hello everyone I am okay and thank you for all of the kind messages sorry I cannot respond to them all she mentioned The day before today the man who assaulted me was allowed to cross multiple hindrances at twitchcon and even in front of another creators meet and greet to grab me and my face and try to kiss me Fortunately he wasn t able to but a lot of people have pointed out it could have been a lot worse Emiru s post continues 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 The streamer also posted a video late Saturday at twitch tv videos where she describes to her fans what happened I m still like freaked out because he grabbed me That s not normal Then he grabs my face and he leans in and lips puckered and tries to kiss me Emiru says in the video And I started screaming I m screaming my head off On the Twitch video Emiru reported she gave a message to police A San Diego Police Department spokesperson explained officers responded Friday to the lobby of the Omni Hotel on L Street where she was staying A police analysis was taken but it was unknown if an arrest had been made In Twitch s comment they mentioned that the guy was promptly caught and detained I m sorry but that is a blatant lie Emiru wrote on X He was allowed to walk away from my meet and greet and I didn t hear he was caught until hours after he attacked me and it felt like this only happened because of my manager pressing for it not because TwitchCon staff present thought it was a big deal Twitch also addressed the episode in a comment on X Saturday The safety and shield of all those attending TwitchCon is our highest priority the message mentioned The behavior displayed by the individual involved in the happening the day prior Friday involving a high profile streamer was thoroughly unacceptable and deeply upsetting In line with existing TwitchCon precaution protocols law enforcement and event precaution were on site and responded to the occurrence We without delay blocked this individual from returning to the TwitchCon premises and they are banned indefinitely from Twitch both online and in-person events We are coordinating with the impacted creator s club and per our standard protocols continue to cooperate with any law enforcement investigations We have increased precaution at the Meet Greet attendee check-in point and will have additional safeguard personnel surrounding participating streamers Twitch has zero tolerance for harassment or acts that inhibit the safety and defense of our society Twitch is a live-streaming platform focused on video games but also features content involving music art and cooking among other topics Users can watch live broadcasts of streamers and interact with each other and the streamer through a built-in chat feature It is owned by Amazon and has become the world s largest video meeting streaming amenity with millions of daily visitors Maren Dougherty executive director of marketing communications for the San Diego Convention Center Corporation distributed the following report to City News Organization on Sunday We want a safe and secure experience for everyone inside our building Dougherty declared Together with local law enforcement and event protection we patronage Twitch s increased guard measures throughout TwitchCon The three-day convention concludes Sunday
