Didn’t expect to be catching this post tonight: Apparently a Hi-Rez employee has been arrested along with 20 other men accused of soliciting sex with a minor on dating websites and social media. The arrests follow a sting that was part of a multi-month multi-bureau undercover investigation in Georgia dubbed “Operation Interception.”
The Hi-Rez employee is identified now on the GBI website and in the local news reports as “Thomas Cheung, A/M, Alpharetta, GA, 32, gaming studio employee.” Based on the description and photograph, it appears to be Hi-Rez Community Specialist Elvine. He’s also a popular Twitch streamer (though the account’s been nuked) and was once well-known in the World of Warcraft community as Elvinelol.
VPEsports reports that according to the police record, “Cheung was arrested for possessing computer electronic pornography, child exploitation, and computer child exploitation online, on January 30, 2019.” The specific charge was lodged as “use computer service to seduce, solicit, lure or entice child to commit illegal act – felony.”
What did I just type? All of you, just close your browsers and go to sleep.
A brief statement on @Elvinelol pic.twitter.com/2BJOjTaI0c
— Stewart Chisam (@schisam) February 5, 2019
He also made what appears to be a personal donation to an anti-trafficking group late last night.
Join me in making a donation to the @Polaris_Project, to help eradicate human trafficking and restore freedom to survivors. https://t.co/tWugIikcm9
— Stewart Chisam (@schisam) February 5, 2019
