The allegations came to widespread attention Thursday when MinnMax, a podcast Geller co-hosted, announced that he has been removed from his role. YouTuber Jacob Geller, known for his video essays on video games, has come under fire after allegations of sexual assault emerged against the 31-year-old.
At the core of the allegations is a lawsuit and a document related to it in which it was revealed that Jacob Geller faced punitive action at North Carolina- Chapel Hill, his alma mater for sexual assault. The allegations against Jacob Geller seemed to have surfaced first through internet sleuths. Geller was one of those named. The lawsuit documents Jacob Geller on the second page and notes that he was suspended for one semester for violating the university’s sexual violence policy.
The lawsuit at the North Carolina Supreme Court, spanning from 2016 to 2020, requested records of sexual harassment cases at the university since 2007. A judge ordered the release of the records and 15 students who violated the university’s sexual assault policy since 2007 were named by the university.
“The records were recently shared without the permission of the victim and, without knowledge of their wishes, I do not want to provide any more potentially identifying details,” he wrote.
She later reported this to the university’s Title IX office, I cooperated with the investigation, and I was given the (very mild, I concur) sentence of a semester suspension. “She and I spoke about it the day after and agreed — I had assaulted her.
