Trashfire Adam Kovic & Ryan Haywood (The Dead Pixel / Koko / Pikovic, and James Ryan Haywoood / Iron Ryan / The Mad King / Vagabond) - Rooster Teeth associates who've sent horrifying nudes behind their families' backs in what looks like a gay catfish

[Pointless Sperg]

Non-lawtalker just spitballing, but hey, this thread needed some juicy developments, but if the judge does specialize in cases involving minors and she’s listed as Jane Doe.. would that potentially mean plaintiff is STILL a minor? With the implication that it’s a fresher victim OR it’s one from years back that was absurdly young. Like 14-15 years old.

Probably not. I mean, anything's possible, but I doubt it. Like I said earlier you don't have to be a minor to be a John/Jane Doe, you just have to demonstrate to the court that publishing your identity would harm you in some significant way that is not a direct result of your decision to pursue the suit itself, but is a result of the nature of the subject of the suit.

That said, the person was probably either a minor at the time, or an adult employee of RT, as it would be a lot more difficult to prove wrongdoing if it was just some random woman he hooked up with. I suppose it could be some 19-year-old he plied with alcohol, but probably not.

EDIT: Whatever it is, it can't have been very bad otherwise there would be a criminal case. It's obviously something that's a combination of difficult to prove but not very severe, making it not worth it for a prosecutor to try to build a case beyond a reasonable doubt, but worth it to press in civil court where they only need a preponderance of evidence.

For instance, let's say it was a 17-year old girl. That's legal in Texas. But let's say she asserts that he gave her booze. That would make it wrongdoing, but almost impossible to prove in criminal court years after the fact. Instead she sues in civil court because then she only has to make the court believe her, instead of completely prove it.

 

[Berrakh]

Catfishing, for keeps.

 

[WULULULULU]

Welp, everyone grab the first season of red vs blue before their everything disappears. Did they make anything else of worth?

Why care for RvB and RWBY when Arby 'n' the Chief exists?

 

[keke]

Did Ryan ever go after minors or was it just girls lying about their age? Not baiting, I only ask because I think I remember one girl saying she was a minor when she spoke to him, 17 I think, but lied and said she was like 19 or something. Don’t think it’s her suing though

 

[Sped Xing]

For the purposes of bankruptcy, most places have an exemption on the house you live in, up to a certain cap. Thus when you declare bankruptcy you don't lose your home. In some places (like Georgia) the cap was set many years ago and now people lose their houses regularly because almost all houses are worth significantly more than the cap. (They do get to keep the equity up to the cap though, so when the house is sold they get that much back in cash.)

In Texas there is no cap. There is a cap on the land area that's exempted (10 acres urban, 100 acres rural), so if it's a large family farm you can lose most of it, but still keep a small amount of farmland. 10 acres is huge for an urban home so pretty much everyone is covered by it.

The main restriction is you have to have lived in the state for at least 40 months (this is to stop people from states with poor exemptions spending all their money on a mansion in Texas and then immediately declaring bankruptcy -- something that used to happen).

Texas also grants you an exemption for one vehicle per licensed household member, of any value. Up to two firearms are also exempt. $25k in jewelry, $50k in general possessions, etc.

Basically Texas is one of the best places in the country to go bankrupt. They let you keep a LOT of stuff. That's why it's usually not worth it to aggressively sue someone in Texas unless they are particularly wealthy. For regular people the biggest threat you can have is fucking up their credit score. My suspicion here is that they sued him mostly because it makes it look better than just suing RT by itself.

Gobless Texas. I only knew about homestead as the reason my taxes are $1.11 an acre per year. I had no idea it extended so far, and to urban property as well.

Lawmakers didn't consider the value of Schadenfreude, sadly.

 

[Pointless Sperg]

Gobless Texas. I only knew about homestead as the reason my taxes are $1.11 an acre per year. I had no idea it extended so far, and to urban property as well.

Lawmakers didn't consider the value of Schadenfreude, sadly.

What you're describing is property tax homestead exemption, vs. bankruptcy homestead exemption. Those are two entirely different statutes.

 

[yasscat]

Did Ryan ever go after minors or was it just girls lying about their age? Not baiting, I only ask because I think I remember one girl saying she was a minor when she spoke to him, 17 I think, but lied and said she was like 19 or something. Don’t think it’s her suing though

He went after minors. I remember one girl was 16.

 

[Pointless Sperg]

He went after minors. I remember one girl was 16.

The issue is how is it grounds for a lawsuit but not worth it for criminal prosecution? 16 is legal in most US states (though not in Texas, where it is 17), but maybe some other aspect of it was sketchy legally but not easy to prove. If he had nudes of minors that would definitely be illegal but if he deleted everything it would be hard to prove that he ever had or exchanged them. If he gave minors booze that would be illegal but pretty much impossible to prove unless you had video of it happening.

In civil court you can get away with using shittier evidence, and just have to get the jury to agree with you. Generally people only do it because they want money, or they already have money to burn and want to punish the person themselves. I'm pretty sure in this case the person wants money, which is why RT is being sued and not just Ryan.

 

[You're an idiot]

I think I remember one girl saying she was a minor when she spoke to him, 17 I think

He went after minors. I remember one girl was 16.

As far as I remember only one girl was a minor at the time, and she was 16. However, I do believe she was confirmed to also be lying about her age, but I could be misremembering so don't hold me to it. Ryan should've made sure by looking at any of her socials, but I won't be calling him a kidfucker just because some eceleb chaser told him she was 18 instead of 16. My biggest 2 issues with Ryan are the fact he did this while married with children, which is in my opinion his worst offense, and the fact he seemed to be a general scumbag by lying to the sluts just to get at their unattractive asses.

 

[HighwayStar]

Rooster Teeth: "We support all women, especially the ones who are afraid to come forward."

Yeah, that's why the woman coming forward to sue you can't even reveal her own identity.

 

[Evil Peter Griffin]

So what are the chances this even goes to court or Rooster Teeth throws money at this to go away and settles out of court?

 

[Pointless Sperg]

As far as I remember only one girl was a minor at the time, and she was 16. However, I do believe she was confirmed to also be lying about her age, but I could be misremembering so don't hold me to it. Ryan should've made sure by looking at any of her socials, but I won't be calling him a kidfucker just because some eceleb chaser told him she was 18 instead of 16. My biggest 2 issues with Ryan are the fact he did this while married with children, which is in my opinion his worst offense, and the fact he seemed to be a general scumbag by lying to the sluts just to get at their unattractive asses.

The one girl I saw that was under-18 was 17-18 at the time. She has a video on youtube explaining her experience, and admits that she lied about her age. Apparently they hooked up in Washington (AoC 16), and later she came to see him in Texas (AoC 17), though apparently they didn't have sex that time? There were later nude leaks but I think that was from when she was 18.

 

[Mason Verger]

So what are the chances this even goes to court or Rooster Teeth throws money at this to go away and settles out of court?

No sweat for them, though if it’s too big a settlement it may finally sink RT, kinda feel like this weird little game nerd company has been more trouble than it’s been worth to WB.

But will their settlement save Ryan from a trial? Obviously they’ll throw him under the bus in a heartbeat, but I wonder if the plaintiff will back off once they get a payday.

 

[Übertroon]

My prediction is it was a 17 and 364 days old girl who had sex with Ryan and felt betrayed when she learned she wasn't special. If she was below the age of consent this wouldn't just be a civil suit. It will likely be argued she was instead groomed by a sex pest

 

[Pizdec]

A part of me wonders then if it's an employee who is suing, and not one of the girls he fucked, that could be another reason for anonymity.

 

[Pointless Sperg]

No sweat for them, though if it’s too big a settlement it may finally sink RT, kinda feel like this weird little game nerd company has been more trouble than it’s been worth to WB.

But will their settlement save Ryan from a trial? Obviously they’ll throw him under the bus in a heartbeat, but I wonder if the plaintiff will back off once they get a payday.

They probably expect the bulk of the money to come from RT, and then will accept a small settlement from Ryan to handle that part of the case. There's not much to be gained from bankrupting Ryan.

A part of me wonders then if it's an employee who is suing, and not one of the girls he fucked, that could be another reason for anonymity.

They wouldn't be suing him too unless the employee was also one of the girls he fucked.

 

[SirQuicksand]

Calling it, it's a nothing case and Ryan walks off scot free.

 

[Pizdec]

They wouldn't be suing him too unless the employee was also one of the girls he fucked.

That's my point. It could have been someone who Ryan harassed at work and they finally found a lawyer who was willing to take the case. Hell it could be Mica for all we know. Ether way, what a fucking roller coaster this whole thing has been for me as a former fan.

 

[Peepeepoopoo1596]

The first five seasons of RvB before Monty Oum ruined it with over the top anime autism and awful CGI. RWBY is a joke animation wise and I have no idea how it got a fan base at all.

Monty died before they finished the third season lol.

 

[Steinercard]

Monty died before they finished the third season lol.

Yes and season 1 and 2 were a joke. Monty Oum is a hack. Not everyone is a RWBY fan and thus has low standards. I cannot fathom how you looked at those shitty high school media class looking animations and thought this was a great place to plant a fandom flag.