Bähring says she was “emotionally distressed,” and that she would have appeared that way. The letter appears to confirm a number of eyewitness statements.
That’s when the disputed incident reportedly occurred. At approximately 2am, the group-Bähring, Appelbaum, and a friend-decided to turn in for the night. Bähring says they shared drinks that night at a restaurant in the Radisson Blu. In the last decade, he’s been a vocal advocate for the Tor Project, the American government-funded nonprofit organization that maintains the online anonymity network Tor.īähring says in the letter that she is a close friend and confidant of Appelbaum’s, and that the pair have been romantically involved. “I recall that night clearly, and my story is entirely different,” Bähring wrote.Īppelbaum has made an international name for himself working with WikiLeaks as well as former National Security Agency ( NSA) contractor and whistleblower Edward Snowden. “I recall that night clearly, and my story is entirely different.”
Bähring confirmed that she is the author of the letter in a tweet following its publication. The letter, attributed to Jill Bähring and published online by Appelbaum on Thursday, indicated that it was written by the previously unidentified woman allegedly groped by him in the witnesses’ story. On Wednesday, however, a request for a “full correction” of the story was received through a spokesperson, citing a letter attached in an email. In separate interviews, the developers conveyed nearly identical memories of the incident.Īll four eyewitnesses said they did not know the name of the woman.Īppelbaum, who has not spoken personally to the Daily Dot since the allegations emerged but has continued to communicate through a public relations firm, chose not to provide a comment for Tuesday’s report. One witness described her as displaying “obviously a very negative reaction” after Appelbaum allegedly grabbed her arm while trying to kiss her.
The Daily Dot reported Tuesday the eyewitness accounts of four security specialists who claim they saw Appelbaum grope a distressed woman at the Radisson Blu hotel in Hamburg, Germany, during a hacker conference in December. Two weeks after security developer Jacob Appelbaum‘s tumultuous exit from the Tor Project amid allegations of years of sexual misconduct, one of the women characterized as a victim has refuted eyewitness claims that he did anything wrong.
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