 Makeup artist Cole Kerrigan just made some serious allegations against Austin McBroom of the Ace family and we need to talk about it and just be warned we're going to be talking about some sensitive subjects. What's up everybody this is Chris from the Rewired Soul where we talk about the problem but focus on the solution and if you're new to my channel I cover different topics going on in the YouTube community. I try really hard to see what lessons we can learn from them so unlike other channels who will be covering this story I will be discussing different ways that you can get help if you've been the victim of abuse or if you know somebody who has been alright but anyways make sure you subscribe and ring that notification bell and you can follow me over on Instagram and Twitter at the Rewired Soul. Alright with all the videos I do I donate 20% to an organization so this video if it's monetized because we're going to be talking about some sensitive stuff 20% of the ad revenue will be going towards RAIN. RAIN is the rape abuse and incest national organization. They're a phenomenal organization they help a ton of people throughout the country and on the off chance this video does get demonetized or if you would like to donate to them directly go ahead and check out the description and the pinned comment down below you can donate to RAIN directly alright so I'm sure most of you have heard by now about the Cole Kerrigan video I will link it down in the description below but he made some very serious allegations against Austin McBroom. A few days ago he sent out a tweet and yeah he said in his video that he had other people coming out about Austin McBroom and everything like that saying that you know they've been sleeping with him and all these other things right but in this we're going to be focusing on the serious allegations alright of sexual assault okay but Cole Kerrigan said that this happened to a friend of his who was afraid to come forward and abuse victims are often afraid to come forward for a variety of reasons but anyways at a certain point he gets her on the phone and she shares her experience and she discusses you know they they took some pictures of the blood that was on the sheets because you know they the men allegedly penetrated them without their consent and they were against it and they were screaming and all these other things but like I said you can watch Cole's video like it's really a sad story and it it hits really close to home for me alright so I I have a lot of you know women friends you know throughout my life I've had a lot of women friends and it often just makes me extremely sad knowing how many of them have been victims of sexual assault alright and it's brutal and one of my closest friends was sexual assaulted and actually went to the authorities and they really didn't help her that much and it breaks my heart you know what I mean but when we talk about this you know video that Cole Kerrigan made about Austin McBroom I do have some concerns my primary concern is was a police report filed alright so I actually shot Cole a DM I'm sure his DMs have been blowing up today but I shot him a DM just asking if a police report was filed I don't know Cole did not reply to me alright but like I said like I know that the justice system and sometimes the authorities can really just screw us over but there there's reason to be concerned about this like if any of you remember earlier this year Slazo was accused by his ex-girlfriend Shay Slazo is a pretty big YouTube creator he was accused by his ex-girlfriend Shay of sexual assault and you know this was a big deal Slazo's a young man and one of the you know things is that it took him a while to come back with his response and he had all you know more context on the conversations that Shay showed but anyways Slazo pretty much cleared his name alright and to my knowledge you know it's been a couple months now since Slazo came back like to my knowledge I still don't think Shay has come back or resurfaced or anything like that but you know like like I said like I have friends who have been victims of sexual assault and trust me I'm all about believing people but when stuff like this happens to Slazo it makes us have to sit there and be like okay like mob justice or actual justice like there's a reason that there's due process but one of the even more tragic stories that just happened in the last month or two was a story of Alec Holoka and those of you who don't know what happened with that Alec Holoka he was a game developer for indie games and he struggled with mental illness and he was accused of you know sexual assault and some other things by his ex-girlfriend Zoe Quinn and when that happened Alec Holoka quickly got fired from his job at the game developer and within less than a week Alec Holoka took his own life and as more reports started coming out and it's more stories started coming out more details started coming out it looked as though Zoe Quinn may have been lying about this situation a lot of people accused Zoe Quinn of lying about the situation based on her past and her history with Gamergate and other things that she's lied about and all of that that's not something I would accuse her of I don't think there was enough evidence to say Zoe Quinn was necessarily lying but Alec Holoka taking his own life you know because he was publicly accused it just it reminds me once again like we need to get law enforcement involved right we need to go through the process we have to at least try like Alec killed himself and he might have been innocent he had a history of mental illness Alec Holoka you know he did apologize to Zoe Quinn for not being you know a good boyfriend and you know being you know verbally abusive and things like that there were screenshots that came out and you know former co-workers Alec talked about you know his mood fluctuations but the guy was struggling with a personality disorder which is common and that's why I try to educate people about mental health but at the time that Alec Holoka took his own life it was years after this occurred and he was in therapy trying to become a better person you know what I mean so I'm not even saying that Cole Kerrigan is you know wrong about this I'm not saying that Cole Kerrigan's friend is making this up but I think we have enough stories to look back and say like this needs to go through law enforcement you know what I mean like we have to so the organization Rain that we're donating to with this video they actually have a page on their site that I'll link in the description below about some of the most common concerns about reporting a sexual assault and they say if you have questions or concerns about reporting you're not alone the list below may have answers to some common questions that are on your mind the perpetrator got scared away or stopped before finishing the assault attempted rape is a serious crime and can be reported reports of attempted rape and other assault are taken seriously I know the person who hurt me about two thirds of the victims know the perpetrator it can be unnerving to be violated by someone you know regardless of who the perpetrator is sexual assault is against the law I've been intimate with the perpetrator in the past or I'm currently in a relationship with the perpetrator sexual assault can occur within a relationship giving someone consent in the past does not give them consent for any act in the future if you did not consent they acted against the law and you can report it all right now these these are the parts that I really want to focus on it says I have no physical injuries and I'm worried there's not enough proof most sexual assaults do not result in external physical injuries it's important to receive medical attention to check for internal injuries you can also choose to have a sexual assault forensic exam to check for DNA evidence that may not be visible on the surface I'm worried law enforcement won't believe me there has been great investment in police training on this topic while there are occasional exceptions most law enforcement officers are understanding and on your side if you do encounter someone who isn't taking your case seriously ask for their supervisor and let your local sexual assault service provider know and I don't want to get in trouble sometimes minors are afraid of being disciplined either by law enforcement or their parents because they were doing something they shouldn't have when the abuse occurred for example a teen might have been consuming alcohol or a child might have been breaking a house rule it's important to remember that sexual assault is a crime no matter the circumstances nothing you did cause this to happen alright so also at the rain website they do have a helpline so if you or someone you know has been a victim of sexual assault call them talk to them I can empathize like I many of you know I was working in a drug and alcohol treatment center and many many of the women and you know some men as well were victims of sexual assault and I know it can be tough to talk to somebody about it but talk to somebody who can help you get this to law enforcement alright so like I said this this kind of stuff hits very close to home for me so I absolutely empathize with Cole and I truly believe Cole's heart was in the right place when he made this video but as friends as loved ones of people who have been the victim of sex sexual assault if we want justice I feel it's our responsibility to help guide them and support them through the right channels you know what I mean like some of the worst decisions we can ever make is acting out of pure emotion like there are processes in place for this so we need to help guide them through that process be there for them now like I said law enforcement doesn't always help sometimes the system sucks alright one of the reasons I make videos is because I know the system can suck like when it comes to mental health help and all these other things but the thing is is that it should at least be attempted and again Cole never got back to me but it should at least be attempted to file a police report and then and only then if they don't do something about it then I think it's the right time to bring that story publicly alright like Cole said in his video his goal is not to destroy the ace family and obviously they have kids involved in everything like that but I do believe the responsible thing to do is to keep it offline and go to authorities and use your platform as a last resort I think we have been too caught up in this kind of like callout culture and exposed culture and everything like that like if you want to make a video spilling the drama or the tea or whatever it is like Cole when he shared his story about what really happened with team 10 from his point of view and everything like that like that's cool right but when it comes to these really serious allegations where you're talking about things that could put people in prison like they need to go through the appropriate channels that was one of the biggest issues that people had with Jeffrey star saying these very serious things about James Charles you know what I mean if things are going on that are illegal we need to help people get to the proper authorities and like I said if they do not help then and only then should we bring this kind of stuff publicly alright but anyways like I said check out the description down below check out rain okay and yeah if you know somebody who's been a victim of sexual assault like and you think some of the stuff that we talked about in this video might help or if you know of a loved one who knows someone who has been a victim show this video with them alright but anyways that's all I got for this video if you like this video please give it a thumbs up if you're new make sure you subscribe and ring that notification bell and a huge huge thank you to everybody who supports the channel whether it be on patreon or buying the mental health books I've written or merged like this one with our cat on it um but yeah thanks again so so much and I'll see you next time