Pyrocynical Denies Allegations He Groomed A Teenager

YouTuber Pyrocynical has denied allegations that he groomed a teenager after a Twitter user by the name of Ivory made the accusation late last month.

On October 29th, Ivory claimed Pyrocynical sent him explicit content and asked him to compile it. He then provided screenshots of their Discord exchanges as evidence. There, it appears the two engaged in a sexual furry roleplay dialogue.

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pyrocynical groomed me, and i have screenshots to prove it. I've been sitting thinking about this shit nonstop, being angry, confused, and sad that I've had to accept this since i was 15, but i never said anything cus i felt powerless

— ivory rasmus 1312 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ (@IIovebird) October 29, 2020

Last Tuesday, Pyrocynical addressed the allegations on his subreddit.

"I am not denying that in the past, I took part in conversations with others that many of you will understandably consider to be weird and distasteful (probably an understatement)," he wrote. "It was careless of me not to consider who was behind the role-play / art sharing, and I take full accountability. But these exchanges never amounted to anything other than fantasy role-play. I have never sent or solicited nude or IRL content. I have never tried to engineer an illicit encounter or lure anybody into anything. I have never built a dialogue, connection or relationship with the intention of manipulating or exploiting anyone."

He also denies knowing that Ivory was underage and that Ivory consensually participated in the roleplay dialogue.

After making the allegations, Ivory was interviewed on Tommy C's SFTP, where he admitted Pyrocynical never asked for nudes and did not feel the dialogue was building towards a physical sexual encounter.

Ivory reacted to Pyro's statement by saying "This is why victims don't come out about their experiences."

This situation is a perfect representation of why victims don't come out about their experiences. I have ample proof and all of my friends who knew pyro know what happened happened. I don't need to prove this shit to random strangers

— ivory rasmus 1312 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ (@IIovebird) November 12, 2020