Streamer Emiru Disputes Twitch’s Account Of Assault Response At TwitchCon

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Twitch streamer Emiru has disputed Twitch’s account of an assault that occurred at her meet-and-greet during TwitchCon, calling the company’s statement untrue. A video of the incident shows a man getting past security and approaching Emiru, attempting to kiss her before a guard intervened.

Twitch said they quickly removed and banned the person, but streamer Emiru disagrees. She claims their response was slow and didn’t do enough to help, and that Twitch staff didn’t follow up to make sure she was okay.

During her Meet & Greet at Twitchcon, someone attacked Emiru. Security initially intervened, pushing the attacker away, but then surprisingly let him go. Despite the incident, Emiru quickly returned to continue meeting her fans.

— Zach Bussey 🍁 (@zachbussey.tos.gg) October 18, 2025 at 1:33 AM

Twitch stated they are dedicated to keeping people safe and strongly condemned the attacker’s behavior. They said the individual was blocked from the event and permanently banned from Twitch and future events. Twitch also announced increased security at TwitchCon, with more staff around areas where attendees meet. However, Emiru’s account of what happened doesn’t quite match up with Twitch’s official version of events.

Emiru says the man who assaulted her was able to bypass security multiple times before being stopped by someone on *her* team, not official TwitchCon staff. She felt deeply disturbed by how Twitch handled things *after* the incident, even more so than by the assault itself. According to Emiru, several TwitchCon security personnel witnessed the attack but didn’t intervene, and some later made inappropriate jokes about it. She only found out the man had been caught hours later, and only because her manager followed up to ensure action was taken.

Honestly, after what happened at TwitchCon, I was really disappointed with how things were handled. No one from the staff even came to check on me, to see if I was alright. My friend who was there told me that the security team was actually joking about not even *seeing* what happened, and then just moved on like nothing was wrong. It was super frustrating because if no one was making sure I was okay, or even trying to stop the guy who did it, I really have to question what those security people were even doing there.

Emiru shared that this year’s TwitchCon would be her last, saying she was upset with how things went after attending for many years. She advised other content creators to think carefully about going to future events, particularly if they don’t have their own security. Twitch hasn’t yet responded to Emiru’s concerns or explained why the individual involved was reportedly allowed to leave.

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2025-10-20 17:40