London Police (LPS) are investigating the arrest of popular transgender female Twitch streamer Clara Sorrenti. Last week, she was the victim of thestrikingincident, so I named her "Kephalus".
Swatting is an intimidation tactic that usually involves falsely reporting a crime, associating it with the person's address, and expecting armed police to show up at the person's home.
Sorrenti, who is also a transgender activist, said harassers impersonated her in a series of false death threats sent to city councilors last week, and police raided her London, Ontario, home last Friday.
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Sorrenti says she was awakened that morning by the sound of police yelling at her
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I didn't understand what was going on. "As I was walking out of the hallway in my pajamas, I saw them coming and they told me to raise my hand," Sorrenti told Global News on Tuesday. were in the doorway, one of them crouching with a riot shield over it and a C8 assault rifle pointed at me.”
Police said Sorrenti was later acquitted. was released from custody.
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"It came to my attention that Ms. Sorrenti was called by the wrong name and gender while in London police custody," Williams said. .
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"I recognize the pain this has caused Ms. Sorrenti and understand how it happened. We are investigating this incident in order to provide further information and are currently gathering the information necessary for this review."
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Williams added Police are in contact with Sorrenti and investigation I plan to share my findings with her when I am done.
In a tweet she posted less than an hour after Williams' statement was released, Sorrenti said officials from the LPS' Hate Crime Division had been in contact with her and He said he would recover items seized during his arrest. These items include streaming her gear and personal communication devices.
Now that you have your phone back, you can reach@keffals again. I will keep this account in case I need it
— Clara Sorrenti (@keffalsbackup) Aug 10, 2022
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Police have shared some other details about the case, including whether there are any suspects linked to the bogus threat.
A spokesperson for LPS, when asked for details, said it was unable to divulge any further information about the incident as the investigation was ongoing.
In a separate statement from police on Tuesday, officers said they could not provide "a firm date as to when (the investigation) will end."
— with files from Global News’ Ahmar Khan.
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