Yes, this is a step beyond even what he already has done. Very nasty.I think "and grooming" should be added to the title just to let everyone know how severe these new accusations are.
He used his position as a minor celebrity to coerce a underage person into sexual roleplay, so yeah.
It's almost always never just a one-off.oh Jesus Christ, those chat logs are like… self-aware grooming? what the fuck
i doubt this is the only time he's done this with a fan, too
The very start of the chat was him saying how he talks with many fans seemingly....so it definitely could be not just a one off.
I think we've seen enough evidence at this point that what Emile was doing was deliberate and can't be waved off as a result of his neurodivergence. I've seen too many of his defenders claim that he couldn't help to act this way because of his autism and that just drives me up the wall.Haven't completely caught up with this thread but I'd just like to say that not all autistic people struggle with social cues. I'm not saying that couldn't have been a factor but I wouldn't give him the benefit of the doubt either. Either way he didn't take responsibility for what he did in that apology.
Something I just realized that makes Emile's behavior even more disgusting, if you can believe it:
He had a reputation for being naive to sexual innuendos , "accidentally" saying them and getting called out for his ignorance. It's clear now that was an act. That he would work THAT hard at building an innocent persona speaks volumes about the depths of his predatory behavior. Also throws out the idea his behavior was due to awkwardness or his autism (which we should always remember is a SPECTRUM and not a set of rules people on it are bound to)
What a disappointment. I hope his victims get the support they need, that TRG dumps him and can move on without him, and that maybe one day Emile can truly improve himself and make amends… but that last one looks less likely by the day
I get the feeling had he actually came clean and honestly apologized instead of still playing the "Sorry. I'm just a little guy" character in his responses, things might not have escalated as much.The amount of grace that fans, friends and even victims like Emily gave to Emile to "do better" when these accusations started dropping tells me that he did a really good job cultivating this image of a naive dude who doesn't understand social cues. He was the friendly Nintendo YouTuber with "nothing but green flags" for over a decade while he was silently preying on fans and fellow content creators alike.
Is this what the younglings call "rizz"? Holy shit what a weirdo lmao
That was the nastiest part to me. "Gee, teenage girls sure seem to be attracted to me for SOME reason." Dude knew what he was doing. Ugh.He also talks about how many teenage girl fans who are attracted to him that he has. Jesus fuck.
Tim reported that Emile is "someplace safe" that isn't home, and he has no access to his phone. He's been discreet about him getting "very serious help".
And later, Emile's GF talked to him, and said he sounded "heavily medicated".
Speculation but it sounds like Emile tried to off himself and he's been hospitalized. That would not be a good ending to this...
Also reported that ProtonJon no longer follows him on Twitter. The Runaway Guys is likely dead now.
Also reported that ProtonJon no longer follows him on Twitter. The Runaway Guys is likely dead now.
Tim reported that Emile is "someplace safe" that isn't home, and he has no access to his phone. He's been discreet about him getting "very serious help".
And later, Emile's GF talked to him, and said he sounded "heavily medicated".
Speculation but it sounds like Emile tried to off himself and he's been hospitalized. That would not be a good ending to this...
You are so right. That innocent/naive persona he built up was all to obscure his predatory side to everyone, even those who associated with him (I recall several years back, someone that I think had slight involvement with Emile [or maybe was just a fan at a convention?] jokingly gave him a book about sex as a response to how he keeps making sexual innuendos by "accident"). All to the point that people in that Reddit post Emily referenced had people seeing him as a "green flag".Something I just realized that makes Emile's behavior even more disgusting, if you can believe it:
He had a reputation for being naive to sexual innuendos , "accidentally" saying them and getting called out for his ignorance. It's clear now that was an act. That he would work THAT hard at building an innocent persona speaks volumes about the depths of his predatory behavior. Also throws out the idea his behavior was due to awkwardness or his autism (which we should always remember is a SPECTRUM and not a set of rules people on it are bound to)
What a disappointment. I hope his victims get the support they need, that TRG dumps him and can move on without him, and that maybe one day Emile can truly improve himself and make amends… but that last one looks less likely by the day
I really hope it doesn't come down to that speculation. In a perfect world, I'd rather have everyone distance and break from him and he learns that he has to change as a person and move on to be better for the next few years, but the grooming part highlights that he should just not be around people at all and stay in a facility.Tim reported that Emile is "someplace safe" that isn't home, and he has no access to his phone. He's been discreet about him getting "very serious help".
And later, Emile's GF talked to him, and said he sounded "heavily medicated".
Speculation but it sounds like Emile tried to off himself and he's been hospitalized. That would not be a good ending to this...
Also reported that ProtonJon no longer follows him on Twitter. The Runaway Guys is likely dead now.
Werster, a big Pokémon speedrunner (Thanks Macca) on Twitter has posted old logs (2010) from Chugga that includes grooming and, uh, let's say massive Trigger Warnings before reading this. If these are real, it's some of the worst stuff I've ever seen.
I've found it morbidly striking to see how quickly this has snowballed. It's amazing that it just took one strong voice for all of Chuggaaconroy's victims to feel comfortable finally exposing him. Yet, at the same time, it's so sad to learn that are evidently so many people who have been preyed on by him, and that they've had to keep to themselves the pain he inflicted for so long. Truly, he is someone who is reaping what they sowed.
He went from creepy awkward dude who doesn't know boundaries to probably a groomer targeting underage girls from my understanding
since the original stuff?
Mods don't want anything to do with him so they're just shutting it all down.
IRCC she told him she was 15 and he continued when he was 19?since the original stuff?
Chugga made an apology that didnt land with people who have known him for a while, LadyEmily especially found it lacking and discounted parts of it as lies (ie, saying they previously worked things out privately)
it's caused several others to come out and say that they are not associated with/are distancing from him
most have been keeping things vague out of respect to their own privacy, but some new screenshots came out of him at the age of 19 chatting with a 15 year old fan in a very gross and grooming way, continuing long after being told their age
since then things shifted even more dramatically, anyone who defended him before has basically left
he may have tried to overdose on pills, but that doesnt seem confirmed yet (or at least if sommit came out i havent seen anything), only that he's being kept somewhere where he can be watched over and is being medicated
if i left sommit out or got sommit wrong feel free to correct me
yeah thats in the 4th line