🐱 The lawyer for Chris Chan, the creator charged with incest, says mental health issues contributed to her online fame and harassment from trolls - He’s a good boy dindu nuffin

The lawyer for Chris Chan, the creator charged with incest, says mental health issues contributed to her online fame and harassment from trolls

Chandler's attorney added that "the criminal justice system is a poor vehicle to help people with mental health issues."

www.insider.com

The lawyer representing Christine Weston Chandler, known online as Chris Chan, criticized Virginia's "critical shortage" of mental health facilities and said that mental health issues have played a role in Chandler's complicated online history.

"Ms. Chandler's frequent and sometimes over the top presence on the internet is partly a product of mental health issues causing misguided attention seeking and often provocative engagement with others," David Heilberg said in a statement provided to Insider on Friday.

Chandler, a popular online figure for over a decade, has been charged with a single count of incest after a leaked audio recording alleged she had sex with her 79-year-old mother.

Chandler is known for creating the comic character "Sonichu," a cross between Pikachu and Sonic the Hedgehog, as well as being the target of trolling campaigns online since 2007. Chandler obsessives then spent years documenting her online history on a forum and Wiki page called CWCiki.


Heilberg referenced the harassment faced by Chandler, who has said she has an autism spectrum disorder, and warned followers against blindly believing information about Chandler shared to online forums.

"Under ordinary circumstances, people should not believe everything they learn on the internet," the statement said. "Everything you find there should always be filtered by skepticism that is not pursued enough. This applies even more to somebody who is legally disabled with mental health issues."

Heilberg also suggested that online trolls who document Chandler's life have reached out to him for information on the case and said that "legitimate inquiries from journalists, supporters and nuisance trollers will be handled the same way."

The lawyer added that "the criminal justice system is a poor vehicle to help people with mental health issues" and said that there is a great deal of "misinformation" circulating online about Chandler.

"There are few people with actual personal knowledge about what happened," Heidelberg said in his statement. "Just because you heard or read something does not make it true."

Heilberg asked those with "reliable information or evidence" to contact the Greene County Sheriff's Office.

Chandler is currently being held in a Virginia jail without bond and her next court date is September 16.

 

[Wingnut]

It's scary how many people are going to bat for Chris because he claims to be a troon, despite the fact that he RAPED HIS DEMENTED MOM.

 

[Troonos]

... warned followers against blindly believing information about Chandler shared to online forums

IGNORE ALL GOOGLE RESULTS.

 

[drtoboggan]

Exactly how often does @CatParty beat off?

 

[Cincinnatus]

Chris never would have raped his mom if the Man in the Pickle Suit hadn't trolled him.

 

[Spooky Bones]

Who is Isabella Loretta Janke?

 

[Motherf*cker]

Heilburg: "I don't want to represent this mother raping autistic manchild anymore"

 

[JoyfulDarter]

The evidence for Chris's assault is Chris's own words. Is he a liar, then, if he didn't assault his mother? Should we then believe him if he says he didn't do it? Circular logic that doesn't hold up to thinking about it for longer than 10 seconds, but he's a (((lawyer))) so I'm not surprised.

 

[Daddy's Little Kitten]

This is all Megan's fault.

 

[Interchanger]

The lawyer was going to have to come up with something. Paint Chris as a victim, against a nameless, conglomerate of online trolls and you have yourself the ground work to begin to build a case for Chris Chan's mental instability.

However I'm going to guess this is a reach on his part, the question is dose Chris Chan's delusions or mental health issues impair his ability to regonize right from wrong within the context of the incest.

 

[CatParty]

This is all Megan's fault.

Nah it’s Adam stackhouse spitting too much fire in the parappa contest

 

[Unassuming Local Guy]

mental health issues contributed to his online fame

Gee you don't say

I was going to make a comment about how having hurt feelings doesn't give you carte blanche to commit crime, but I forgot this is clown world and that's not true.

If we live in a world where "he called me the n word so I had no choice but to murder him and his family" is a valid defense then bluespike and Clyde Cash might be getting subpoenad soon.

Bluespike being forced to admit on the stand in front of his family and the entire world that he cyber-fucked Chris while pretending to be a teenage girl would be some end of evangelion shit.

 

[FlappyBat]

That is a pretty even handed and fair response from his lawyer.

 

[usernames can change now!]

ILJ article when

 

[Glowing In The Streets]

The evidence for Chris's assault is Chris's own words. Is he a liar, then, if he didn't assault his mother? Should we then believe him if he says he didn't do it? Circular logic that doesn't hold up to thinking about it for longer than 10 seconds, but he's a (((lawyer))) so I'm not surprised.

they try to hide that

Chandler, a popular online figure for over a decade, has been charged with a single count of incest after a leaked audio recording alleged she had sex with her 79-year-old mother.

it should be
Chandler, a popular retard online for over a decade, has been charged after bragging about his repeated violent assaults on his elderly mother

 

[Zero Day Defense]

Exactly how often does @CatParty beat off?

Perhaps the better question is how often does he not beat off?

 

[Screw Danlon]

It's scary how many people are going to bat for Chris because he claims to be a troon, despite the fact that he RAPED HIS DEMENTED MOM.

In fairness, it is kinda this guy’s job to do that. Whether he believes all of it or not is another question.

He is right that prison doesn’t exactly reform people who are mentally ill.

 

[Zero Day Defense]

In fairness, it is kinda this guy’s job to do that. Whether he believes all of it or not is another question.

He is right that prison doesn’t exactly reform people who are mentally ill.

No, what was he supposed to say was:

"Your Honor, my client literally fucked his mother... AND HE'D DO IT AGAIN!"

 

[Interchanger]

One issue I have with this, is I hope his defense won't be Chris Chan was bullied online. As it's likely completely admissable in court as it cannot be proven that a 13 year old fucking around with Chris near a decade ago has any impact on Chris fucking his mom.

Also it opens up the prosecution to go after Chris Chan's past actions to slander his character should that defense be chosen.

But beyond saying Chris is mentally ill because online vitriol and trolls what defense is there? I can imagine right now the evidence is only mounting.

 

[Haramburger]

That is a pretty even handed and fair response from his lawyer.

It was a safe and mild defense in light of public defending an internet celebrity. Nothing he said excuses rape of the elderly or a relative however. Captain Lawyer must disavow the Kiwi Farms but you know this legal nigga is browsing right now to build his case. Look up his previous pepper spraying at GameStop, Mr. Heilberg. We'll answer any questions you have.