{"id":99678,"date":"2016-06-29T16:19:31","date_gmt":"2016-06-30T00:19:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=99678"},"modified":"2016-06-29T16:23:38","modified_gmt":"2016-06-30T00:23:38","slug":"lat-youtube-star-charged-with-filing-false-police-report-after-saying-he-was-beaten-near-weho-gay-club","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=99678","title":{"rendered":"LAT: YouTube star charged with filing false police report after saying he was beaten near WeHo gay club"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Love is love. <\/p>\n<p><A HREF=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/local\/lanow\/la-me-ln-youtube-star-arrested-claimed-assault-20160628-snap-htmlstory.html\">LA TIMES<\/a>: An openly gay YouTube star who said that he was brutally assaulted by three men in West Hollywood was charged Wednesday with filing a false police report.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-version=\"7\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:8px;\">\n<div style=\" background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:61.2037037037% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;\">\n<div style=\" background:url(data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC\/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5\/P8\/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo\/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI\/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf\/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BHLkIAfD9vq\/\" style=\" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;\" target=\"_blank\">Last night was the worst night of my life and I&#39;m really struggling to find the words to talk about it. After one of the most wonderful weekends at VidCon we went out to a gay club to celebrate, and towards the end of the evening I was separated from my friends and beaten up by three guys. The authorities should have been there to help and protect me but instead they treated me like a second class citizen. With three broken teeth and six stitches in my forehead, I&#39;ve never felt so terrified to be a gay man in the public eye. All I can do is thank my wonderful friends @riyadhk, @melaniiemurphy and @douga_ for being with me the whole way. I&#39;d be lost without them. Right now I don&#39;t feel that I&#39;m in the right place to talk about this but I will be addressing this fully in the future.<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\">A photo posted by LGBT+ Lifestyle YouTuber \u2716\ufe0f (@calummcswiggan) on <time style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\" datetime=\"2016-06-28T02:03:19+00:00\">Jun 27, 2016 at 7:03pm PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async defer src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles County prosecutors allege that Calum McSwiggan, known by thousands of fans for his YouTube channel on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues, knowingly lied when he told sheriff\u2019s deputies that he was beaten early Monday.<\/p>\n<p>McSwiggan, a resident of London who was visiting Southern California, was scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday in Los Angeles County Superior Court. If convicted, he faces up to 364 days in county jail.<\/p>\n<p>The charge marks the latest chapter in a drama that has played out on the online star\u2019s social media platforms \u2014 and with the L.A. County Sheriff\u2019s Department publicly releasing a statement and photo that rebutted McSwiggan\u2019s allegations.<\/p>\n<p>McSwiggan wrote in an Instagram post that after visiting a gay club, three men attacked him. He said he suffered three broken teeth and required six stitches in his forehead.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe authorities should have been there to help and protect me but instead they treated me like a second-class citizen,\u201d McSwiggan wrote in his post, which showed him in a hospital with bandages affixed to his forehead.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve never felt so terrified to be a gay man in the public eye.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Sheriff\u2019s Department confirmed that deputies responded early Monday to McSwiggan\u2019s report of assault after leaving a West Hollywood nightclub. But deputies at the scene \u201cwere unable to substantiate the assault,\u201d according to a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Deputies then placed McSwiggan, 26, under arrest about 2:30 a.m. Monday after he allegedly vandalized a car along Santa Monica Boulevard near Robertson Boulevard, in the heart of the city\u2019s LGBT nightlife district.<\/p>\n<p>McSwiggan was booked on a count of vandalism with property damage greater than $400 and held on $20,000 bail, according to jail records.<\/p>\n<p>Before being placed in his jail cell, deputies had McSwiggan stand for a booking photo, which appears to show no obvious injuries. <\/p>\n<p>Once inside a solo jail cell, McSwiggan \u201cwas then observed injuring himself with the handle and receiver to a payphone,\u201d sheriff\u2019s officials said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>He was taken to the hospital for treatment. McSwiggan was released from custody just before 9:15 p.m. Monday with a citation to appear in court. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Love is love. LA TIMES: An openly gay YouTube star who said that he was brutally assaulted by three men in West Hollywood was charged Wednesday with filing a false police report. 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