Clara Sorrenti woke up with an assault rifle pointed in her face
They told the influential online advocate for transgender activism that they were looking for a handgun, ammunition, cartridges, cleaning tools, cell phones and computers. They placed her under arrest.
The calls tie up police resources responding to a potential crisis and open up a target to unnecessary and sometimes extreme investigations. “Not only did I get swatted, I get humiliated,” she said, her voice wavering, adding that her treatment surmounted to human rights violations for discrimination of her gender identity.Article contenttap here to see other videos from our teamSorrenti said guns and ammunition weren’t found in the search but London police still have her electronics, which has effectively stopped her from working as an online influencer. Her fiance’s devices were seized that contained their doctoral thesis.
Her voice has struck a chord. Her Twitch account has 43,000 followers while her Twitter account is followed by more than 100,000 users. Her influence has become so far-reaching that she was the subject of a lengthyShe’s critical that the London police weren’t aware that she had an online target on her back. “I honestly believe that it is a case of police negligence because this is not the first time this has happened to me,” she said.
Toronto police confirmed that there is a report filed on July 31 identifying Sorrenti and involving threats. They “advised it is an ongoing investigation and it that no other information can be provided at this time,” they wrote in an email.
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