Leslie Benzies, former president of Rockstar North, and Sam Houser appear in the Epstein files
, by Thibaut
The Epstein case has been rocking America, and by extension the entire world, for several years now. It involves a child sex trafficking scandal involving businessman Jeffrey Epstein and his associates. So far, several influential figures have been mentioned in documents related to the case.
This week, the U.S. Department of Justice released a new 62-page document revealing additional details about the case. Various names are mentioned, two of which are directly related to the video game industry. Leslie Benzies, former head of Rockstar North and founder of Build A Rocket Boy (MindsEye), and Sam Houser, current president of Rockstar Games, are openly mentioned.
We learn that Sarah Ransome, one of the recognized victims of Epstein's system, accuses Benzies of sexual assault while they were in a relationship. She also states that Benzies publicly humiliated her by throwing money at her as if she were a "prostitute". Ransome also stated that she had met Houser on several occasions.
"Leslie Benzie (seeming as if he invented the throwing of money at a “prostitute” on me, then sexually assaulted me afterwards…kids, that’s what drugs do, then used it in video games for entertainment for millions of people!!! That shit had to come from somewhere, why not the guy that helped invent GTA!!
Leslie also visited me in NY and knew what was happening and gave me the money to book my ticket to NY when I arrived on the 1st of September 2006 – check his bank records) Sam Houser, (You met me ample times when dating Leslie, and now the time has come about what you and your Rockstar North boys really get up to behind the scenes. I’m surprised there has yet to be a class action for you guys alone!!)"
These revelations undoubtedly tarnish the image of these two figures in the video game industry. Gamers have already taken to social media to denounce these actions, but Rockstar Games and Build A Rocket Boy have yet to comment on the matter.
Finally, another report revealed that Jeffrey Epstein was banned from Xbox Live by Microsoft in 2013 for "harassment, threats, and/or abuse of other players". In fact, these acts were described by Xbox as "severe, repeated, and/or excessive".
Source: justice.gov