Boston Uprising Terminate Contract of DreamKazper
By Nicholas Barth ·
The announcement comes a day after accusations of sexual misconduct with a minor were brought against the player.
The Boston Uprising have announced the termination of Jonathan "DreamKazper" Sanchez's contract with the organization. DreamKazper's termination from Boston comes one day after the player was accused of engaging in sexually explicit activity with an underage Overwatch League fan through Twitter direct messages, Facetime video calls and Snapchat.
The Boston Uprising has terminated the contract of Jonathan “DreamKazper” Sanchez.
— Boston Uprising (@BostonUprising) April 9, 2018
Allegations of the inappropriate sexual conduct between the minor and DreamKazper first surfaced through a Google document the underage fan had created, which detailed the relationship between her and the Boston Uprising player. The accusations were then first reported on InvenGlobal. Soon after, both the Boston Uprising and the Overwatch League announced that DreamKazper would be suspended indefinitely and that both entities would be conducting investigations into the matter.
"After talking with close friends on the subject over the course of the month, I realized what a power dynamic it was. I'm stepping forward to hope this doesn't happen to anyone in the future," the underage fan stated in her documentation of the relationship, "DreamKapzer should have known better to engage in in explicit activity with someone seven years younger than him, especially when he represents a team. He used his social status to blind and take advantage of me."
According to a report by Dot Esports, DreamKazper had also been engaged in sexually inappropriate behavior with another minor. The 16-year-old female stated that the player had purchased a plane ticket for her to visit him in Calfornia. After she had canceled the trip, DreamKazper requested nude photographs from her that he stated she owed him for the trouble he had went through.
At the time of this writing, there has been official statement from the Overwatch League regarding DreamKazper's eligibility for competing with another organization if his suspension is lifted. There has been no public comment on the allegations from DreamKazper himself. It also remains unclear at the moment if any criminal charges will be brought against DreamKazper.
(cover photo courtesy of Robert Paul for Blizzard Entertainment)