That an internet personality with the popularity of Nath Campos take your social networks to report the sexual abuse that he lived, it meant for other victims of violence to know that they are not alone.
The youtuber related in a video published on her channel on January 22 that her colleague, Ricardo Gonzalez, known as RixHe abused her years ago, a fact that up to now the influencer has also denied.
Nath explains: “I feel very moved, it fills me with pride to have moved something; The intention of this video was always to move people as something once moved me, as was the march or many of the things that I read. It really moved me to a point of wanting to say ‘well, I have to do something with this.’
For Nath, the fact that her video has motivated other people is moving and inspiring.
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The day after Nath’s declaration, Ixpanea Valadez pointed to also youtuber Yayo Gutierrez for taking videos and intimate images without their consent, in addition to explaining that the creator had material from other women. This type of digital violence is precisely what seeks to punish Olympia Law.
In addition, Nath highlights that, although she asked him to delete the videos in which she appears, she knows that she did not do so because other women contacted her to tell her that they knew the images.
“I don’t know if right now everything has come to light, out of fear he said ‘I’m going to erase everything’ but I don’t know how much longer it was; I only know that he did not erase it and that is what makes me very angry because I still believed him at the time and he could have exposed me in an incredible way but I didn’t even consider it and believing him ”, he says.
Torn apart
These two cases in turn inspired Diana Estrada to tell their story.
“I felt that I was not alone, that I was not the only one and I had to speak,” she explains.
Diana woke up after attending a party hosted by YouTube without remembering what had happened the day before, but with a strong pain in the vagina, which was torn. When she went to the doctor they told her that it was likely that several people had sexually abused her, however, they also blamed her for getting drunk.
“To date, in social networks I say ‘nothing happens, I’m over it.’ And in a certain way, yes, but the fact of feeling guilty is something that I cannot completely remove ”, he shares.
“After I uploaded the video, many women have helped me and gave me strength. It’s not that I start crying and suffer because I’ve already been through that, but I can’t help but feel guilty because I feel that if I hadn’t drank on that occasion, what happened to me would not have happened to me. I feel like it was my fault, even though I know I shouldn’t think about it. It is a feeling that I cannot avoid ”, expresses.
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In Diana’s case, days after that party at which she was abused, she saw that a youtuber uploaded a video where she is seen with a Group of friends, including the man who abused her, who presumed that “he had fucked a youtuber.”
The stories of Diana, Nath and Ixpanea are not isolated; to them are added other names such as Lizbeth Rodriguez Y air Santaolalla, YouTubers who have also suffered some type of gender violence or sexual abuse.
“It is something very common but unfortunately on YouTube it is more common than it seems. Some youtubers, already grown up, are very profitable, they take advantage of what women we drink. Besides that it is very normalized among themselves, even among them they applaud ”, considers Estrada.
“I think that is how we have been raised all our lives; For example, since we are little, women are taught to drink with measure because something can happen to us and men to drink and that there is no problem. That comes from much further back, it is not that they are the problem but that since we were children we have normalized this type of situation ”.
Guilt or being singled out for having drunk is also something that several have experienced.
Nath relates in his video that he left the club and drank so much that he couldn’t remember some things; what she does have in mind is Rix abusing her while she slept. “I couldn’t move my arms, my legs, I don’t know if I was in shock, very drunk, I don’t know what was happening, to date I don’t know what happened to my body, I just know what happened.”
From YouTube to the courts
Nath not only denounced what happened in a video, he also did it before the Public ministry. In fact, in his testimony he presented the complaint document, so there is already an investigation folder.
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“In the case of sexual violence, the Judicial Power of the Federation has already pointed out in different isolated theses, these crimes are carried out in a hidden way, that is, as sexual violence is an exercise of power where the integrity of the woman, “says lawyer Leslie Jiménez from the Violeta Lawyers Network.
“So, many times the victims do not have a type of evidence, such as a recording, a photograph, a screenshot or witnesses; that is why the interview of the victims is given weight, which later becomes their statement in court ”.
On the other hand, he points out that if the facts are proven Rix could reach a penalty of up to 10 years in prison.
“For what she narrated it was a violation and therefore the punishment increases, considering that she was not in a position to resist that action,” says the lawyer.
Ixpanea is in a legal process of which it cannot give details at the request of its lawyer.
“I can’t talk about anything because I want justice to be done, anything I say can be counterproductive for me at trial,” he says.
“Yes, something legal is being done but I cannot say what it is because I can give that person a foot to protect himself or do this in another way.
“My lawyer told me that when you do something in the media, they push the trials and they don’t take the cases very seriously or they go the other way. As the person to whom I am reporting has a family in politics, it is something more delicate, it is not like I can proceed, ”says the youtuber.
“Right now we are in a pandemic, the trials are closed, it will take time, it is a long process but it is going to be done and it is being done; It’s not like the joke was just saying it and that’s it ”.
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Regarding the responsibility of the creators, the YouTube guidelines state that:
– “As a creator, you are responsible for your actions both on and off the platform. If a creator’s behavior (on or off the platform) is detrimental to our users, the community, employees or our ecosystem, we will take steps to protect them. “
In addition, some examples of behavior on and off the platform that they consider inappropriate and that generate penalties are:
– “Intent to harm other people in a malicious way
Engaging in situations of abuse or violence, demonstrating cruelty, or engaging in fraudulent or deceptive behavior that causes harm in the real world.
While these behaviors are rare, they can cause considerable harm to the YouTube community and possibly damage trust among creators, users, and advertisers. “
Restrictions for serious offenses include:
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Two experiences
On and off the platform, women are victims.
Air. The young content creator narrated an attempted abuse at a party.
Lizbeth Rodríguez. The driver and youtuber accuses her father of abuse.
The data
Youtube points out that creators are responsible for their actions on and off the web.
A separate case
Alex Flores, Kim Shantal, Kevin Achutegui and Dani Alfaro. The content creators of the Badabun page reported workplace harassment against the CEO.
Phrases
“I feel moved, it fills me with pride to have moved something; the intention of this video was to move people”. Nath Campos. Youtuber
“I can’t talk about anything because I want justice to be done, anything I say can be counterproductive for me in court”. Ixpanea. Youtuber.
“Some youtubers, already grown up, are very profitable, they take advantage of what we women drink. I think that’s how they raised us “. Diana Estrada. Youtuber.
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