Not fans of fighting games, but pedophiles and rapists: Sexual scandals engulfed eSports

Second wave #MeToo is gaining momentum every day. The next venue for revelations was the e-sports tournament Evolution championship series (EVO), which is the main event for fans of fighting games, as well as the community Super smash bros.

Naked Boys on EVO

Earlier it became known that one of the founders and ideologists EVO Joey Cuellar (Mr. Wizard) Suspected of pedophilia. Charges voiced Mikey Fam (Crackpr0n) talked about how Mr. Wizard loved to “have fun.” In particular, he paid minors to jump naked into the pool.

In addition, Cuellar argued with Fam for $ 20 that the length of the male dignity of an esportsman is less than that of the “average Asian.” As an acquaintance of Fam later said, Mr. Wizard was gay, and such “entertainment” helped him gain experience for masturbation.

Given the scandal, the leadership of the EVO initiated an investigation, removing Joey Cuellar from work. However, damage has already been done: from supporting the tournament EVO Online. already refused sponsors such as NetherRealm Studios, Capcom and Bandai namcoby banning the use of their games in competitions. This is a powerful blow to the reputation of one of the main events in the world of e-sports.

Mr. Wizard

Nintendo Nightmare

The community was also hit Super smash bros. So player Troy Wells (Puppeh) accused the host of harassment Cinnamon danson (Cinnpie), who is the wife of black gamer Chris Boston (Wadi) is another famous SSB player.

This is the period when Puppeh was 14 years old and Cinnpie was 24 years old. Several videos from the competitions are posted on the Web, which show how a girl plays with a teenager and hugs him.

According to Wells, they talked about sex on Snapchat, and physical contacts began in 2016. According to the gamer, they slept in the same bed, and sexual relations were limited to oral sex.

Rumors about the relationship between Wells and Danson appeared about a year ago, but the latter refuted them. However, the girl has not yet commented on the new charges.

Puppeh, Cinnpie, WaDi

This is not the only case in the Super Smash Bros community. So gamer Zack Louth (Captainzack) spoke about the fact that at the age of 15 he was sexually assaulted by a top cyber athlete Nairobi Quesada (Nairo)

The incident occurred in 2017 on CEO Dreamland. According to Laut, Quesada translated him through Paypal two thousand dollars to hush up the scandal. Because of this, both initially denied the rumors.

Company representatives Nintendo deleted a video featuring Nairo. In addition, the team with the gamer broke the contract Nrg. Quesada himself has already apologized.

Nairo

The third scandal is associated with the commentator and e-sportsman D’Ron Meingret (D1) He was accused of rape Caitlin Redeker (KTDominate)

The incident occurred in 2016, when she celebrated her 18th birthday on Smash the Record 2016. According to the girl, the 30-year-old Mingrett waited until she got drunk, after which he took him to a hotel and raped him. Later, a gamer boasted to his friends a “feat.”

Following the publication of the allegations, Mingrett stated that he was allegedly too drunk that day, so there was no memory of the incident. However, he does not deny that there was sexual contact, and also apologized.

D1

A commentator Richard King Jr. (Keitaro) began to act on the lead, publicly admitting that he gave alcohol to minors. In addition, he had sex with a 16-year-old gamer girl in 2018.

Keitaro

Given what is happening, the community of fans of fighting games has suffered tremendous damage. And the situation is far from over.

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