Emiru declares recent TwitchCon her last following assault on day one
On Oct. 19, 2025, Emily Beth “Emiru” Schunk, a top Twitch content creator, said that this TwitchCon is going to be her last following an incident during her meet-and-greet where she was assaulted by one of her fans.
The event was caught on video, with a lot of people being flabbergasted after it happened, but most importantly, no presence of TwitchCon security can be seen in the video. Emiru published a statement on the same day, mentioning that she is fine, but also highlighted some of the lapses in TwitchCon’s security.
She mentioned that the person who assaulted her “was allowed to cross multiple barriers at twitchcon and even in front of another creators meet and greet to grab me and my face and try to kiss me.” She added that the person who reacted on the video was her own security, but her usual security guard was “banned for holding a stalkers arm to bring him to police, at a past Twitchcon.”
She pointed out that there were “at least 3 or 4 other Twitchcon security staff in the area who did not react and let the guy walk away, as you can see in the clip since they don’t even appear in the frame.”
Twitch issued a statement regarding what happened, mentioning that “the safety and security of all those attending TwitchCon is our highest priority” and that they “immediately blocked this individual from returning to the TwitchCon premises, and they are banned indefinitely from Twitch, both online and in-person events.”
Emiru quickly refuted this statement, saying that it was a blatant lie. “He was allowed to walk away from my meet and greet and I didn’t hear he was caught until hours after he attacked me, and it felt like this only happened because of my manager pressing for it, not because Twitchcon staff present thought it was a big deal.”
She signed off her statement by thanking her fans and apologizing for what happened. She added that this is going to be her last TwitchCon and addressed creators by saying that they “should seriously consider not attending in the future.” She added, “I did not feel cared for or protected, even bringing my own security and staff. I can’t imagine how creators without those options would feel.”