The YouTuber and Twitch streamer Daniel, also known as “Danny,” was sentenced to a year and a half probation for double rape. The court concluded that he raped his ex-girlfriend “Vi” in two instances, at least that’s what the documents in her Twitter post said. Now his colleagues have spoken up, some of whom have previously worked with Danny: They expressed shock and disgust.
Warning: The article deals with sexual abuse. If the topic causes you discomfort, you should not read this news.
The situation in brief:
- Danny’s ex-girlfriend Vi claimed to have been labeled a “psycho ex” who wanted to damage Danny’s reputation and spread untrue things. She went public and shared court documents on Twitter, showing Danny’s conviction.
- He was sentenced to probation for rape in two cases. Because of his age at the time of the offenses, juvenile criminal law applies to him.
- His colleagues like Twitch streamer Niekbeats, Papaplatte, and musician t-low were continually notified on Twitter and urged to make a statement.
- Niekbeats issued a statement after just a few hours. Papaplatte, t-low, and other colleagues have also spoken out now.
Danny had already shown negative behavior before
This is how Danny became known to many: During a Rust project, where many German streamers organized role-playing on their own server in 2021, Danny made headlines throughout Germany. He asked a participant out of nowhere if she could sit on his face.
His friends vehemently defended him at the time, claiming that he was not as he appeared here.
“That’s an insider,” they argued, saying that he does have respect for women. Danny even apologized for his behavior, but still left behind a larger discussion.
Now he has been convicted of double rape, and now his colleagues are also uniformly turning their backs on him.
Colleagues are now distancing themselves from Danny
What do his friends say? Streamer Papaplatte posted his statement on Twitter, saying that he had to let the situation sink in emotionally first. He is sorry for what happened to the victim and wishes Vi a lot of strength. Papaplatte also stated that he had hardly any contact with Danny over the past 1.5 years – he will now cut off all ties completely.
But since t-low now knows the court’s verdict, he is distancing himself from Danny. Moreover, the V-logs on Danny’s YouTube channel will also stop, in which t-low was recently always the center of attention.
Furthermore, other colleagues expressed themselves on Instagram, who were part of the group around t-low and participated in Danny’s V-logs.
They uniformly state that they distance themselves from any sexual violence and that Danny was just “someone” for them who happened to be there and filmed the events of the group. Everyone apparently knew nothing about the act and will not do anything with the YouTuber in the future.
A Twitter user made screenshots of the statements and published them. You can view them here:
Even outside YouTubers and Twitch streamers spoke out
What did other content creators say? Not only the immediate circle, but also other streamers and YouTubers posted their views on the verdict:
- MontanaBlack88 tweets: “Someone who rapes a woman, under whatever circumstances, should not be part of our society for a long time. The German justice system disgusts me at least as much as the perpetrators themselves (via Twitter).”
- Shurjoka writes: “Yesterday, the double rape of a woman by an influencer went viral. Today, people are discussing in the Drukos [Twitter responses] ‘what could justify a rape,’ ‘whether he had to confess,’ ‘that he seems too nice to have done it,’ and ‘who would protect their bro.’ The presumption of innocence is, by the way, not a one-way street. Suggesting that a woman is just inventing a crime also means criminalizing the woman. Curiously, no one talks about perpetrator protection (via Twitter).”
- orangemorange expresses concern for the YouTuber: “Danny was at his prime in life and I hope he doesn’t do anything serious to himself (via Twitter).”
- Vik states: “In this Danny matter, I occasionally read tweets like: ‘So what? If my buddy raped someone, I would still support him. Friends are there for each other.’ and I seriously wonder where such people lost their moral compass (via Twitter).”
Several others published their displeasure over the situation and clearly distanced themselves from sexual violence. They cannot understand how one can not be on the side of the (potential) victim.
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He wants nothing to do with people who inflict physical and psychological violence on others. Furthermore, he is deleting the joint song from YouTube and Spotify.
The musician t-low also posted a statement in his Instagram story: He doesn’t know how to deal with the situation and is shocked and confused himself. In fact, he apparently knew “about it” (referring to the accusations), but believed his friend, as he initially only knew his perspective.
But since t-low now knows the court’s verdict, he is distancing himself from Danny. Moreover, the V-logs on Danny’s YouTube channel will also stop, in which t-low was recently always the center of attention.
Furthermore, other colleagues expressed themselves on Instagram, who were part of the group around t-low and participated in Danny’s V-logs.
They uniformly state that they distance themselves from any sexual violence and that Danny was just “someone” for them who happened to be there and filmed the events of the group. Everyone apparently knew nothing about the act and will not do anything with the YouTuber in the future.
A Twitter user made screenshots of the statements and published them. You can view them here:
Even outside YouTubers and Twitch streamers spoke out
What did other content creators say? Not only the immediate circle, but also other streamers and YouTubers posted their views on the verdict:
- MontanaBlack88 tweets: “Someone who rapes a woman, under whatever circumstances, should not be part of our society for a long time. The German justice system disgusts me at least as much as the perpetrators themselves (via Twitter).”
- Shurjoka writes: “Yesterday, the double rape of a woman by an influencer went viral. Today, people are discussing in the Drukos [Twitter responses] ‘what could justify a rape,’ ‘whether he had to confess,’ ‘that he seems too nice to have done it,’ and ‘who would protect their bro.’ The presumption of innocence is, by the way, not a one-way street. Suggesting that a woman is just inventing a crime also means criminalizing the woman. Curiously, no one talks about perpetrator protection (via Twitter).”
- orangemorange expresses concern for the YouTuber: “Danny was at his prime in life and I hope he doesn’t do anything serious to himself (via Twitter).”
- Vik states: “In this Danny matter, I occasionally read tweets like: ‘So what? If my buddy raped someone, I would still support him. Friends are there for each other.’ and I seriously wonder where such people lost their moral compass (via Twitter).”
Several others published their displeasure over the situation and clearly distanced themselves from sexual violence. They cannot understand how one can not be on the side of the (potential) victim.
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