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TwitchCon Assault Sparks Outrage, Calls for Safer Conventions

10/18/2025

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Emily Schunk, known as Emiru, a Twitch streamer, was assaulted at TwitchCon 2025 when a male attendee tried to kiss her neck without consent.
Security promptly removed the attendee.
Twitch banned the individual indefinitely.
Witnesses expressed outrage, some speculated the attendee may have wielded a knife, though this remains unconfirmed, and the incident has renewed debate about convention security for female creators.

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Emily Schunk, known as Emiru, a Twitch streamer, was assaulted at TwitchCon 2025 when a male attendee tried to kiss her neck without consent.
Security promptly removed the attendee.
Twitch banned the individual indefinitely.
Witnesses expressed outrage, some speculated the attendee may have wielded a knife, though this remains unconfirmed, and the incident has renewed debate about convention security for female creators.