Allegations of assault and drink spiking surface after GDC 2023
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Multiple people were reportedly harassed, assaulted, or drugged during the Game Developers Conference, prompting a wide discussion about such behavior at gaming events in the wake of Me-Too revelations in recent years.
Guy Blomberg, the founder of Games Industry Gathering, said in a tweet he had been informed of multiple people who had their drinks spiked with “roofies,” also known as the date rape drug, or Rohypnol, during an after-hours karaoke event last week during GDC. The event, co-hosted by Blomberg, took place on Thursday evening at the Pandora club in San Francisco.
And in an update, Blomberg noted that reports have come in about multiple spiking incidents at multiple parties during GDC. And co-organizer of the karaoke event Ty Taylor said he was trying to get footage from the club to get security camera footage of the event. He confirmed the event had no official affiliation with the GDC, the Games Industry Gathering, or any other sponsors or professional organizations.
<p lang=«en» dir=«ltr» xml:lang=«en»>We've been informed of multiple folks that were roofied last Thursday night in SF, most probably at the karaoke event we hosted. Thankfully they had friends who looked after them and they're ok all things considered. [ 1/4 ]The GDC said in a statement that the alleged incidents occurred offsite during various events in San Francisco.
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