Twitch Streamer and HiRez Employee Thomas Cheung Arrested In Undercover Operation

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According to a news report from 11Alive, twenty-one men have been arrested in Georgia for allegedly arranging to have inappropriate relations with a minor, including noted Twitch Streamer and employee of Hi-Rez Studios, Thomas Cheung.

The men arrested range in age from 20 to 55, and work in a variety of fields from rideshare drivers to construction, grocery clerks, and even a behavioral health case manager. Some of the men were also arrested for possession of illegal drugs, according to authorities.

Twitch partner and HiRez employee Thomas Cheung has been arrested for allegedly arranging to have sex with a child, as part of an undercover sting that lasted five days called "Operation Interception" ending on super bowl sunday according to Atlanta media https://t.co/spmV6F6apv pic.twitter.com/g10DQBF6bT

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The sting was centered in Brookhaven, GA. But also included authorities from across Georgia who are members of the Georgia Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. The operation, named “Operation Interception”, was set to “to arrest persons who communicate with children on-line, have sexually explicit conversations, and then travel to meet them for the purpose of having sex,” according to a release.

Thomas Cheung wasn’t mentioned in the press release, outside of being named as one of the twenty-one individuals arrested in the operation. Cheung was the Community Specialist for Smite, one of the more successful titles produced by Hi-Rez Studios and is listed as a Twitch partner and brand ambassador for SteelSeries and NZXT. At the time of this article, neither Cheung, nor Hi-Rez have made any statement relating to the situation.

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