A popular Twitch streamer and YouTube personality who was charged with inciting a riot last year after a giveaway in New York. transformed into chaos with throwing stones, bottles and fireworks will not be prosecuted, the prosecution said.
Kai Cénat and two others have already paid more than $57,000 and Cenat publicly apologized after the event at Union Square Park went wrong on Aug. 4, a spokesperson for the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office said Tuesday.
The event was not authorized or sanctioned by the city. Cenat, a video game streamer, has promised that it will give away video game consoles, PCs, gaming chairs and keyboards, among other highly sought-after items.
Hundreds of people were present. Police said bottles, rocks and fireworks were thrown, aerial video showed people standing on top of cars, and the New York Police Department said three officers were injured after the attack. police and crushing people.
“The total restitution of $57,099 covers damage to the landscaping and overtime required for cleanup,” the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office said. “All restitution payments have already been made.”
Cenat, now 22, himself paid $55,000 to the Union Square Partnership as part of the deal, the prosecutor’s office said.
He posted an apology on social media on Tuesday in which he admitted to creating “an unintentional dangerous situation due to the way I promoted and publicized it.”
“I am from New York and would never want to see the city turned upside down because of unwanted, irresponsible and dangerous behavior,” Cenat wrote.
“I wanted to do something cool and fun for people and I didn’t think it was going to turn into something that would harm the city. I should have thought more about this message before announcing it,” he wrote.
The NYPD arrested Cenat for rioting, inciting to riot and unlawful assembly.
“The case will be officially closed after the apology has been posted on social media for a full 24 hours,” the prosecutor’s office spokesperson said.
This story first appeared on NBCNews.com.
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