The streamer shared the news on Twitter, stating: “I have spoken to the Chief Constable of the London Police Service and I am no longer a suspect in the investigation. They are now recognizing this situation as swatting.” A statement from Police Chief Steve Williams further confirms this. “As a result of further investigation, we do not believe that the threatening emails received by City Hall employees are from Ms. Sorentis,” it states. “We believe there was a deliberate attempt by a third party to frame Ms. Sorrenti in connection with what are now believed to be false threats to harm people at City Hall. This is sometimes referred to as ‘swatting.’” With that determination, Ms. Sorrenti has been released unconditionally from custody and all her belongings have been returned to her.” The statement also confirms that an investigation is underway to ascertain the origin of the emails. Williams details the incident, explaining that police officers are “specially trained to peacefully resolve high-risk situations,” but admits that “for the average citizen, having heavily armed police officers in your residence would be traumatic.” He also denies that Sorrenti was dead during the investigation. In a follow-up tweet, Sorrenti said she has now raised enough money to be able to move into the house. I have already saved up enough money to move but if anyone wants to donate to the legal fund so I can get justice for what happened to me I would greatly appreciate it as lawyer fees are very expensive.https://t. co/6e2ZDp6DF5 — keffals (@keffals) August 11, 2022 To view this content, please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings ORIGINAL STORY 11/22/08: Clara “Keffals” Sorrenti was “terrorized” by police when she was arrested after a swatting incident. The transgender Canadian streamer recounted the incident in a YouTube video titled “My life is in danger. I need your help,” where she described waking up to police officers pointing a gun at her face in her home. He was then taken into police custody where he was accused of crimes he did not commit. Clara “Keffals” Sorrenti: My life is in danger. I need your help. During the questioning, she was told that emails impersonating her had been sent to every councilor in the area – London, Ontario – stating that she had killed her mother, had an illegal firearm and had plans to walk into city hall and shoot every cisgender person out there. Despite the fact that the emails were riddled with errors and Sorrenti was dead – in her words, “something a troll would say” – police took the threat seriously. He believes this shows anti-trans police bias. Although Soretti legally changed her name a decade ago, police continued to refer to her by her first name. Police searched Sorretti’s home for a gun, ammunition, cartridges, cleaning tools, gun holster, cell phones and computers. They took her work and personal phones, as well as the computer she uses to stream Twitch and her partner’s phone and computer. Sorrenti says both have been put out of business as a result, and has spent thousands of dollars replacing equipment. Even now, she is unable to access certain platforms as the police are still holding her phone and computer until they are analyzed by digital forensics, which can take months. This is despite the fact that she was released when the police realized that this was not the first time that Sorretti had been attacked with a stick. “Even though I got a search warrant to search my house and found no weapons, and my mother is alive and well, I’m still a suspect in an investigation by the London Police Department,” says Sorrenti. As a trans streamer with videos and streams on LGBT+ and political issues, Sorrenti is no stranger to controversy. Recently, she was banned from Twitch for openly discussing the harassment she receives on the platform. However, it states that this attack is based on discrimination based on gender identity. “Swatting is a crime. Identity theft is a crime. And because it was a crime motivated by anti-transgender hate, it was a hate crime committed against me,” Sorrenti says. “Instead of helping me, the police terrorized me and my loved ones, injuring me and leaving my fiance and I on the verge of losing everything. They victimized me because I was the victim of a hate crime.” Sorretti notes that without an anti-swatting policy in her hometown, there’s a chance it could happen again in the future. He adds: “I don’t know yet when I’ll be back broadcasting on Twitch. When I was woken up by the police and saw the gun pointed at me, I thought I was going to die. I feel injured. “I just want everyone to know what happened and get help so I can get justice for what happened to me.”
