India, Oct. 18 -- Emily 'Emiru' Schunk was assaulted during a meet-and-greet session at TwitchCon 2025 in San Diego. Footage circulating online appeared to show a male attendee approaching the streamer, grabbing her without consent, and attempting to kiss her, The US Sun reported.

Security personnel immediately interviewed and removed the man from the venue. Twitch confirmed that he was "banned indefinitely" from both the platform and all in-person events.

"The safety and security of all those attending TwitchCon is our highest priority," Twitch said in a statement and called the attendee's behavior "completely unacceptable and deeply upsetting".

The company, after the incident, announced tighter security measures, including increased ...