Hello community. I received some disturbing news last night and gathered details and evidence through the day to bring this to your attention.
I am here simply to present this evidence to the community. Please do not raise the pitchforks or anything similar. The moderators will be watching this post very closely.
I am here to share allegations against McCain "MacD" LaVelle for sexual assault. I am also here to discuss how this happened under Sky Williams’s own roof and how he was not only negligent in reporting the activity, he actively pushed the victim to not report anything.
A police report is being filed.
MacD was first asked privately to stop but continued assaulting this person as well as other people. This will be documented below. The evidence you will be shown below can be corroborated by reputable witnesses and pictures of conversations. Some names have been censored in respect to their anonymity, explicitly not wanting to be involved in this story.
I was asked to write this by one of the victims in question as they feared no one would believe them even with evidence and witnesses as these are two large names in the community and eSports at large so I accepted.
The Smasher who came forward with the information is known as Sparky within the community. He is a commentator and competitor within Smash 4. He is coming forward to be sure no one else will potentially be hurt in the future by MacD’s actions and so that Sky will be held accountable for his actions. Below I will give his direct quotes on what happened. Just a warning, but many of the passages below go into explicit detail of more than one sexual assault. With that said, let us begin.
September, 2014: “It was two weeks after I just had gotten integrated to the house [Sky’s House] after Sky had invited me to live with him in West LA. MacD visits the house. Us both being gay and Sky trying to hook us up on the flight over, we flirted. We talked and talked and suddenly he leads me into my bedroom. Now in West LA living with 20 smashers including yourself, 4 bedroom, 2 bath, we had bunkbeds. I forgot the specifics of how it lead to this, but he had me pinned up vertical, standing up with my hands and wrists, also pinned to the top bunk rail. I told him to stop or I would scream for Sky and he started getting close to me, essentially calling my bluff. I have a terrible nervous laugh which didn’t help my situation of trying to be serious when I wanted him to stop. So in light of that I started screaming for Sky, who MacD promptly ran of to convince him that everything was fine. Sky says he remembers MacD running to him, but not me screaming for him which I refute because I distinctly remember him yelling “WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU WANT?” Through the paper thin wall where he was streaming next door and then me coming out telling him everything that happened.”
December, 2014: “MacD comes back from a party audibly and visibly drunk. When MacD gets drunk he gets really gropey. Even when not drunk he’s been grabby where he’ll hug you and won’t let go. You would tell him to stop and let go and struggle but he wouldn’t stop. Back to the story at hand: knowing that he’s drunk I get my friend Grizzly Time [who will vouch as a witness] as I say to him ‘Hey, will you come back outside with me to the backyard to have a cig?’ Once there, I told him the truth that I needed to get away from MacD because I knew he would attack me. I bet you can guess who came through the back yard sliding door after I told him that. So Grizzly Time and I ignore him. Grizzly Time finished his cigarette first and left.. for whatever reason. So I was left alone with drunk MacD who promptly tries to ask seductively, ‘What’s wroooooong?’ I looked away and up at the moon to ignore him. He moved a seat closer to me and said, ‘We both know I’m not going to rape you, so what’s the problem?’ He proceeded to unbutton my shirt and rub my nipples. I thought about putting my cigarette out on his hand but just flicked it, stood up, went back into the house, and cried.”
New Years: 2014-2015: “We were all drinking and I ended up having to follow MacD to his room. The conversation had to do with rent; I was working at a Ralph’s Grocery Store 5 minutes walking distance away from the house. I foolishly had let MacD help me with the rent in lieu of the assaults and was told to forgive him if I wanted to be friends. Somehow a super drunk Vidjo Gamer [this is a player’s tag and another witness] came into the room and started to hang out with us. MacD took my arms, pinned me to his bed, and started to lick the inside of my ears. He tried to go for my face to kiss me but I moved my head and he went for the other ear. He tried to put his hand up my shirt but I managed to force it away. I got up and told him I had to go to the bathroom. He asked me if I was coming back and I told him no.”
May 2015: The house was drinking but I was sober: I abstained from alcohol. We [D1, Sky, myself, and others] were playing a card game called BANG! and MacD was giving everyone massages. He started to try and give me one and was really rough. So MacD grabbed me and wrapped his arms and legs around me on the couch so I couldn’t move at all. He started pulling my chin up to look at him. He had a shit eating grin on his face. When it was my turn he let me go. After my turn was over he went to grab me and I grabbed the table. I started to say no repeatedly, literally dragging the table and trying to struggle. I had to look at D1 directly and ask him for help. D1 and Sky grabbed my arms and yanked me out of his grip. I ran to my computer and cried, the game was over and D1 came over to where our desks were close together and asked me if I wanted to talk or needed help. D1 was so incredibly kind through all of this.”
“After the lease on the house was up, we had a vote on who should stay and who should go. I and two other people were on the chopping block. I didn’t make it to the next house and was told that for my mentality and safety I should go home. I helped them move into the next house and flew back home.”
Sparky also shared information over moments where MacD was privately asked to stop his harmful actions:
“The first time Sky and I sat him down. I told him that what he was doing to me is wrong, I don’t like being touched, and that it needed to stop right away. But Sky was more active on seeing the point through MacD’s point of view. I didn’t care, I wanted everything to stop, it was unsolicited. He said he would stop, said he would behave and understood my feelings and directly said ‘I’m sorry.’ I replied, ‘Good, now we can be friends.’ For clarity, [I] said that half out of my nature and half because I was told to by the house because ‘MacD’s touchiness is who he is’ and ‘You just have to accept that’s a part of his personality.’ I was told this by nearly everyone in the house.
The second time we had a house meeting about it. After the second time I was livid. He didn’t respect his word at all. He didn’t care about my feelings or wanting space. He just sat there saying nothing. I wasn’t just fighting for me, I was fighting for other people he was taking advantage of that came through the house as well. Not to mention a 16 year old that I have proof of Sky admitting to.”
Here is visual evidence that will show Sky himself admitting to what happened and his attitudes towards the situation. Some names have been edited out for their anonymity.
SourceThis will link to another excerpt of the conversation relating to the 16 year old that MacD also assaulted. His name was removed for his privacy.
Source
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