Jimmy “DeMoN” Ho, a professional Dota 2 player and recently a Business Associates coach, has been named in the past few days for sexually harassing women working in the esports industry.
Most recently, DeMoN is accused of luring a Twitch representative and holding an intimate event, in a “small, dark, and private” room to discuss work matters, “Twitch contracts or something.” ‘, the person recalled, but his intentions were actually quite different.
“He brought me into this room with him, then put his right hand on the door to keep it closed, then told me to kiss him. When I refused as usual and was about to open the door to leave, he closed the door and begged me again to kiss him. I think he even held my arm with his other hand so as not to let me leave immediately,” the events are recounted by Eleine.
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— Eleine (@Eleine_Sun) June 24, 2020
Another woman, who asked to remain anonymous, also spoke out about similar behaviour.
“In 2014, I did a lot of things in esports. Jimmy was a guest at a LAN Dota 2 event that I attended. At the end of the day, he asked me to help himself in another room. I didn’t realize being alone with DeMoN would be a problem, then he started touching me freely. Everything happened so fast. At first, I told him to “stop moving” then “don’t touch me” and he didn’t seem to hear me. He even had the guts to touch my underwear,” is another story, shared by Beyond the Summit production team Ken “Hot_Bid” Chen, helping an anonymous whistleblower falsely protect himself. Dear.
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— Ken Chen (@Hot_Bid) June 25, 2020
In the wake of the allegations, Beyond the Summit co-owner David “LD” Gorman announced that his company will not hire DeMoN as a caster/analyst at future BTS events.
I have seen people saying I have been silent on Demon.
Demon will not be casting for BTS again.
You may not have known but @Hot_Bid Speaks for BTS.
We made this decision together. https://t.co/AVoxi3u9mu— LD (@LDeeep) June 26, 2020
Earlier this week, DeMoN appeared at the BTS coverage, however, Hot_Bid said it took place before the DeMoN allegations surfaced.
“I helped with the investigation and gave you a second piece of evidence. I can assure you that since I’ve worked at BTS, he won’t be here anymore,” Hot_Bid said of DeMoN’s presence at Beyond the Summit tournaments.
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