Yandere Simulator Devs And Voice Actors Quit Following Grooming Allegations Against Creator

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Yandere Simulator, the infamous stealth game that has been in development for almost ten years, has lost major voice actors and developers as its creator is accused of grooming an underage fan. Alex Mahan, better known online as Yandere Dev, has come under fire as screenshots and audio recordings of messages with the fan were made public, showing him talking to a girl he knew was 16 years old.

Mahan, who is 35 years old, admits that the conversations took place, describing them as a "huge fucking mistake". In the leaked conversations, Mahan appears to be flirting with the 16 year old, discussing adult subjects with her, and defending sexual attraction to minors. Despite this, the alleged victim - given the pseudonym Jane - has defended Mahan's actions. She says her conversations with Mahan were leaked by a friend of hers, who told her that Mahan's language was predatory. Jane says this friend took the situation "too seriously".

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The original video, featuring video recordings of Snapchat conversations and Discord calls, was shared by YouTuber AllyMcC. It has since been deleted, seemingly at Jane's behest. Jane admits that she previously wanted the video to be made, but has since defended Mahan for the allegations of grooming.

In the recordings, Mahan can clearly be heard repeatedly calling Jane "cute" in their early calls. Shortly after this, the recordings appear to show Mahan taking the conversation down a more sexual route, discussing penis and breast sizes. An example of this is as follows:

Jane: "These are A cups, isn't that crazy? Because my ribcage is 24 inches."

Alex Mahan: "Because you're so skinny?"

Jane: "Yep."

AM: "So it's like, the ratio... the ratio of the bust