Lauth tweeted on July 2 that he was “tired of living a life of lies.” He also included a link to a Twitlonger post that he wrote, in which he alleges that he and Quezada began a sexual relationship when he was 15 and Nairo was 20.
In his Twitlonger post, Lauth said that he initiated the relationship with Quezada, who was allegedly aware of Lauth’s age. Lauth said he was not trying to cancel Nairo, but trying to tell his fellow gamers the truth about what happened between them.
“I had my first sexual encounter at a smash tournament. CEO Dreamland 2017 [a gaming tournament that took place in Orlando, Florida] Friday night, April 14th, was the first time anything happened with Nairo, him being 20 years old at the time,” Lauth wrote. “Even though in these messages I am the one initiating, I would just like to remind you I was 15 years old at the time. Nairo was 20, going on 21.”
In Florida, the age of consent is 18.
Lauth shared screenshots of conversations he apparently had with others, describing his interactions with Nairo in detail. He also alleged that Quezada and his brother sent him money via PayPal to keep him quiet about the relationship, and said that he had proof of the payments. “I was told that by ‘doing my part’ by not telling anyone about our relations, i’d receive financial help from him,” Lauth revealed.
“The stress of having this experience weighing on me for three years of my life is too much for me to bear,” Lauth wrote near the post’s end. “I would like to deeply apologize for lying to you all with my past tweets today, and I just ask for your forgiveness. I do not want to ‘cancel’ Nairo, nor do I wish him ill in the slightest. I just want to live the truth.”
Hours before Lauth went public, Quezada quoted a tweet of Lauth’s in which he appeared to deny any allegations that were on the way.
Quezada then appeared to delete his Twitter and Instagram accounts after Lauth shared his story, which raised many eyebrows.
Members of the gaming community have said they’re shocked and angered by the allegations that Lauth made against Quezada. “Cancel your subscription to Nairo on Twitch right now,” one user tweeted. “I’m at a loss for words,” another chimed in. A third user said that Quezada should be banned from competitive gameplay because of the allegations.
This isn’t the first time Lauth has been involved in a scandal. In July 2019, as per Screenrant, pro gamer Elliot “Ally” Carroza-Oyarce retired after an inappropriate sexual relationship with Lauth came to light. Claims circulated for months that Carroza-Oyarce and Lauth had been involved in a sexual relationship while the former was 28 and the latter was 16; both parties initially denied the allegations, but Lauth confirmed them on Twitter in June 2019.
Following that development, Lauth admitted to fixing matches at big gaming tournaments, telling Carroza-Oyarce to lose on purpose. “I told Ally to throw to Zackray at Prime Saga and Nairo at MomoCon,” Lauth confessed at the time. “I apologize to Nairo and Zackray for ruining the integrity of competition and to the entire community for letting my personal relationship affect an entire result.” Lauth was reportedly banned from Smash Bros. tournaments for five years because of the match-fixing.
Newsweek reached out to Quezada for comment, but did not hear back by the time of this article’s publication. Newsweek also reached out to Lauth for comment, but did not hear back at the time of publication.
