NeoGAF is back online, with its owner Tyler 'Evilore' Malka claiming that the sexual assault allegations made against him are unfounded.

The forum went offline this weekend, with a large number of the moderation team jumping ship. Now Malka claims that the site was down for ‘maintenance’, and that political discourse is banned from this point on.

Serious allegations

“An allegation of sexual misconduct has been made against me by an ex. It's not true, the individual making the accusation isn't credible, the story doesn't reconcile logically with the facts, and there's plenty of evidence and witnesses to corroborate that. It'll be a process,” Malka said. “All allegations of this nature are serious, of course.

Malka claims that he had been preparing to make a statement on Friday, when the now deleted original Facebook comment that led to this storm had made its way onto the forum. However, the ferocity of the online eruption – and his failure to respond in good time – led to mass resignations of staff.

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