Jay “Sinatraa” Won Suspended from VALORANT Champions Tour North America Masters One Following Sexual Abuse Allegations
Last night, Jay “Sinatraa” Won’s ex-girlfriend came forward with allegations of sexual abuse. Riot Games, the developer of VALORANT, has responded to the situation by announcing that Won will not be allowed to participate in this weekend’s VALORANT Champions Tour North America Masters One event.
Riot Games has issued a statement regarding the situation, stating, “We are aware of the current situation regarding Jay Won (Sinatraa) and have launched an investigation. Per our existing competitive rules and investigative process, a decision has been made to suspend Won throughout the investigation and therefore he will not be able to compete this weekend.”
Sinatraa, a former MVP and champion of the Overwatch League, made a transition to VALORANT in April 2020. He joined the Sentinels squad, which has since become one of the top teams in North America. They recently won Pop Flash and have qualified for the upcoming VCT Masters One.
The allegations made by Sinatraa’s ex-girlfriend include explicit details of abuse, including an audio clip where he allegedly rejects her refusal to have sex. In response, she claims that they did not stop having sex after her multiple “no” responses, but rather “stopped when he was done.”
Sinatraa has not yet addressed these allegations.
Update March 10 12:35pm CT: Sentinels has also released a statement, confirming that Sinatraa has been suspended by the team.
Sentinels stated, “We are aware of the current situation regarding Jay ‘Sinatraa’ Won and have launched an investigation internally. While the investigation is pending, he is suspended from the team. We will provide a further update once the investigation has concluded.”
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