Police arrested transgender Twitch streamer 'Keffals' after being fed false reports that she planned to 'shoot every cisgender person' at Ontario's London City Hall.
Canadian transgender Twitch streamer Clara Sorrenti, aka"Keffals" was arrested in a transphobic"swatting" incident last week. Members of a SWAT team are pictured in Des Moines, Washington, on February 16, 2018.Popular Twitch streamer"Keffals" has been arrested and allegedly harassed by police after being targeted by transphobic trolls.
"The police referred to me during the arrest by my deadname. I was booked in the station under my deadname. The police, when talking to my mother, called me 'her son,'" Sorrenti said in a YouTubeabout the incident."This is despite the fact that I have run for political office both as a member of Parliament and a member of Provincial Parliament under my name, Clara Sorrenti.
Sorrenti was contacted by Toronto police on July 31 about similar fake threats that were sent to local politicians, despite her not living in the city. Toronto police did not pursue the threats further because they believed that they were part of an attempt at swatting. "Ms. Sorrenti was arrested as the investigation progressed, and later released without charges pending analysis of electronic devices seized," the spokesperson said."This investigation is ongoing, and at this point in time we cannot provide a firm date as to when it will conclude."