Overview
- Video from the San Diego meet-and-greet shows a man reach Emiru onstage, grab her, and appear to attempt a kiss before she was escorted away.
- Twitch says the attendee was removed from the venue, banned indefinitely from Twitch, and that security was tightened with more personnel and no +1s at meet-and-greets.
- Emiru says her own guard intervened first, that TwitchCon staff failed to check on her, and that the assailant initially walked away before being detained hours later after her manager pressed.
- It remains unclear whether the man has been arrested or charged, and online claims about a weapon have not been confirmed by organizers or authorities.
- The incident reignited long-standing safety concerns for creators following prior stalking episodes involving Emiru, prompting new calls to suspend or overhaul TwitchCon security.