YouTuber Tom “Syndicate” Cassell has responded to allegations of sexual assault made by two women last weekend.
Content warning: this article includes descriptions of sexual assault.
One woman, speaking in a video posted to Twitter last Sunday, described an alleged encounter with Cassell in 2016 where the YouTube star is said to have continued to have sex with her despite being asked to stop as they were not using contraception.
The following morning, the same woman alleged, she was then taken to a pharmacy by one of Cassell’s entourage to obtain emergency contraception, while Cassell himself sat in a car outside.
Another woman, who was in a relationship with Cassell in 2012, alleged a longer history of abuse. In a series of videos posted to Twitter the same day, she alleged Cassell had sexually harassed and assaulted her on a series of occasions during their relationship.
Today’s response from Cassell described both women’s accounts as “false allegations”.
“This is character assassination by social media without evidence to support it or any justification,” Cassell wrote in a statement shared on Twitter. “These two women have chosen to make horrendous allegations against me for reasons I do not understand, attempting to stage a public trial without giving me a chance to defend myself.