Beahm shared his version of events on Twitter on Tuesday, saying that while he has been legally bound from discussing the matter, former Twitch employees sharing the incident on social media and discussing it with reporters had allowed him to now share his “side of the story.” The man behind the Dr Disrespect persona with millions of followers said he was banned from Twitch in 2020 over a 2017 exchange with an “individual” that sometimes “leaned too much in the direction of being inappropriate, but nothing more.” He edited the word “minor” out of the initial version of the statement before adding it back in later after people noticed. According to Beahm, no criminal charges were ever filed.

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    5 days ago

    These were casual, mutual conversations that sometimes leaned too much in the direction of being inappropriate, but nothing more. Nothing illegal happened, no pictures were shared, no crimes were committed, I never even met the individual. […] That’s on me as an adult, a husband and a father.

    Jesus fucking christ. If you, as a father, are “leaning too much in the direction of being inappropriate” with a minor, you’re a fucking pedophile. There is nothing to discuss that’s leaning into being inappropriate with a minor, except if you’re a pedophile. Trying to make it sound less of an issue just because there weren’t pictures sent, is a pathetic attempt of an excuse for being a pedophile.

    For being so real and no filter, there’s a fucking lot of sugarcoating for admitting the fact that he sexted with a minor.

    I specifically don’t get how you can do that as a father, and even being the complete asshole that he is, not even once thinking that the victim could be his own child. I really wonder what he would say about such a tweet in this case.

    Absolutely fucking disgusting.