Dr Disrespect returns insisting conversations with "minor" were "inappropriate jokes taken out of context"

Have any of you thought about the possibility that the Twitch user may have been above the legal age of consent?

Popular online video creator Guy "Dr Disrespect" Beahm is back on YouTube after two months of addressing his controversial messaging with a younger individual. He claims that critics are targeting him with a planned attack and questions if people have considered that the person he messaged may have been of legal age.

Beahm confessed to behaving in a way that was seen as inappropriate with a young person in June. This admission came after Cody Conners, who used to work at Twitch as the account director of strategic partnerships, mentioned that an individual had been banned from the platform for engaging in sexual conversations with a minor. The Verge later confirmed that Beahm was the person in question after speaking with two ex-Twitch employees.

In a detailed explanation at that time, Beahm stated, "I can now share my perspective on the ban. Were there private messages on Twitch with a young person in 2017? Yes, there were. Were there any malicious intentions behind those messages? Absolutely not."

Beahm explained that the conversations were informal and friendly, sometimes veering into inappropriate territory. However, nothing more serious occurred. There were no illegal activities, no sharing of photos, and no crimes committed. Beahm never even met the person involved. He went through a long arbitration process with Twitch for a civil dispute, which was settled. He wants to emphasize that there were no criminal charges brought against him.

After admitting the truth, Robert Bowling - who started Midnight Society with Beahm - has separated himself from the streamer. Many longtime partners have ended their agreements. Now, after some time out of the public eye, an obviously irritated Beahm has come back in a contentious YouTube stream where he repeatedly blamed Conners and "supposed journalists" for a "premeditated and coordinated assault". Beahm confesses that all of this is happening just before a chance to reapply for partnership on YouTube on 25th September and regain monetization for his channel.

During a 20-minute rant filled with prepared remarks and sudden outbursts, Beahm called Connors a derogatory term and claimed he had no part in the Twitch investigation that led to his ban. Beahm also denied allegations that a minor was involved in the incident that caused him to be banned from Twitch, questioning whether anyone considered the possibility that the Twitch user may have been of legal age when the messages were exchanged. This is in contrast to Beahm's own admission that he had sent inappropriate messages to a minor in 2017.

Beahm claimed that he did not plan to meet the user mentioned in the accusations, and he did not make any plans to meet at TwitchCon. He believes that the accusations were orchestrated and coordinated by others. Beahm criticized big publications and journalists for spreading gossip without conducting proper research or journalism.

Beahm says he was targeted on purpose by someone who used to work for Twitch. He asked for this person to be replaced because they never helped him on his channel, didn't follow him on Twitter, and didn't tell him about Twitch rival tournaments. A few months later, this person was involved in getting Beahm banned. The Twitch user involved didn't want to report anything to Twitch, but the ex-partner manager encouraged them to do so even though they never met in person or exchanged photos. Beahm doesn't understand why the former manager thought there was inappropriate behavior happening.

"I want to reiterate," Beahm added. "Neither the Twitch user nor I sent each other any sexually explicit messages or images... I deliberately chose to use the word 'inappropriate', but it was twisted and misinterpreted by everyone, especially in these damaging articles. I am disappointed that engaging in light-hearted banter with improper jokes, when taken out of context, resulted in my Twitch ban."

Beahm explained in detail how the report he allegedly received was mishandled by Twitch. He believes that the report was wrongly passed on to Twitch's law enforcement response team and then to the National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children. Beahm claims that Twitch did not escalate the report to law enforcement, despite internally acknowledging that the messages in question did not involve sexting or child sexual abuse material. Twitch made the decision to terminate Beahm's contract and ban him without investigating the age of consent in the jurisdiction where the messages were exchanged.

"I'm not saying I'm perfect," Beahm stated near the end of his message, "but I didn't do all the things they're accusing me of. But that doesn't make a good story, does it? They wanted attention, the media craves drama, and by exaggerating everything with inaccurate headlines like 'sexting' and 'sexually explicit', you all got what you wanted at my expense. The truth is they wanted to take down the Doc, plain and simple... It's clear that certain Twitch executives and employees had personal biases against me and used this as a chance to end my contract."

"I acknowledge that Whispers were exchanged," Beahm stated. "I can't say for sure how others perceive it, but if it was seen as inappropriate, I apologize. I want to make it clear that I did not engage in the behavior Twitch, Cody Conners, or the public is accusing me of."