Minecraft YouTuber Zyph addresses allegations (Image via X/@Zyphalopagus and youtube.fandom.com)

Minecraft YouTuber Zyph responds to allegations of dating minor and sexual assault

Modified Dec 21, 2024 07:22 GMT

Minecraft YouTuber and content creator Zyph has taken to his X account (@Zyphalopagus) to address serious allegations against him, which include dating a minor and sexual assault. He shared a document titled "These allegations are false" where he shared his account and how he met the girl (the alleged minor) in question.

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The document starts with Zyph explaining that he met the girl through fanart submissions for his videos. Over time, she apparently became the main artist, creating hand-drawn thumbnails for his videos. He wrote:

"In July 2017 she took over as the main artist to create hand-drawn thumbnails for videos with occasional videos having art from other artists whenever she wasn't available. I encouraged her to treat her art as a business and taught her how to invoice for her work to me."

Minecraft YouTuber explains how he met the girl (Image via Zyph)

He then revealed that the girl asked him out on a date in May 2018. The YouTuber claimed that he didn't know her real age at that time:

"In May of 2018, while talking after recording a video for the channel, she asked me out. I had no knowledge of her lies about her age as I believed she was 17 and I was 19 at the time."

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Minecraft YouTuber Zyph has been accused of being in a relationship with a 13-year-old. Today (December 21, 2024), he released a statement addressing the allegations, claiming that he believed she was 17 when their relationship began.

The Minecraft YouTuber further elaborated in the document that after they began dating, he met her in person on multiple occasions, even going on trips with her family. He also revealed that she would occasionally disappear for a few weeks, which he later discovered was due to arguments with her parents about her lying about her age:

"Many months later I found out that a lot of these reasons she would disappear were due to arguments with her parents about the lie she had created about her age."

Zyph claims his ex-girlfriend lied about her age (Image via Zyph)

He went on to claim that in March 2019, she attempted to initiate a sexual relationship with him, which he declined. He said:

"She asked me or attempted to have sex in which I replied, 'No.' My entire life I have been surrounded by a Christian family and never wanted to be involved or take part in sex before marriage."

He stated that she had allegedly revealed her true age for the first time during an argument with her parents in April 2019, disclosing that she was turning 14, and not 18:

"She said on a phone call that she was turning 14 years old later that month and not 18...She had been lying about her age online to all her friends including me since before I had ever met her. I was in shock that our entire friendship and relationship had been built on a lie."

The YouTuber also explained that, despite being in shock, he continued to contact her, including hosting her family visit him in Arizona. Zyph claimed that although her attempts at insisting on having sex with him continued, he declined her invitations.

Zyph explains his ex-girlfriend and her family visiting him (Image via Zyph)

The Minecraft YouTuber stated that he ended the relationship in September 2019, due to her exhibiting concerning behaviors, including threats of self-harm.

Zyph concluded the statement by noting that both of them eventually moved on with their lives, and he went on to grow his Minecraft channel to its current success. He also mentioned that he has chosen not to disclose the girl’s name out of respect for her privacy.