Nearly a week since the Eden Ang saga took the internet by storm (as all serious accusations of sexual misconduct should), the actor’s alleged victim has finally stepped into the spotlight to offer her own side of the story.
In case you haven’t been caught up yet, here’s a primer. TL;DR — (apparently) famous 31-year-old YouTuber, Eden Ang, is accused of acting inappropriately with his 18-year-old personal assistant. His behavior included sending lewd messages, making her strip down to her undies, and spanking her ass.
The teen supposedly made a police report but was spurned and even blamed for letting it happen, claimed her friend, who goes by Kuroe Kun on Facebook. The Singapore Police Force then called bullshit on Kuroe Kun’s claims, stating that the cop who handled the case actually acted professionally and it was the alleged victim herself who has yet to lodge an official police report.
While we’ve heard statements from the police, Ang and even his alleged victim’s friend, there was one voice that was absent, and that was the PA in subject herself. Until yesterday that is.
Identifying herself as Lilith, the woman publicly claimed to be the victim of Ang’s alleged harassment. With a picture of a white rose (a symbol recently worn by Hollywood celebs to stand against discrimination and abuse in the industry), Lilith issued her own side of the story, while clarifying some things that’ve emerged online since the scandal surfaced.
In it, she claims that everything Kuroe Kun said about Ang’s sexual misconduct is indeed true, including inappropriate touching despite clear verbal cues. Lilith goes on to say that she hasn’t actually filed a police report yet, but will be doing so soon — and after that, she won’t be able to comment further due to ongoing investigations.
Here’s the full text of her statement:
“Hey everyone. My name is Lilith, and I am the victim in the Eden Ang scandal that is currently going on. I haven’t said anything so far because I’ve been scared. no, terrified by what speaking up would mean..for my safety, for my dignity, for my family, and for my friends. But enough is enough.
It has recently come to light that there had been some discrepancies in the post that my friend had put out. I am here to set the record straight. Everything she said about Eden is true. He did touch me after me repeatedly telling him no, both online and offline. I will be filing a police report soon and will be unable to further comment on this issue.
I encourage every girl out there who may feel the same way as I do, (so) please, speak out. Even if my coming out with this leads to being harassed and my safety being compromised, if I give courage to even just ONE other girl to stand up for what is right, this all be worth it. Thank you for the support most of you have given me. I hope this step I take will be a step for change.”
While there were some naysayers and trolls in the comments section, the overwhelming response was of love and support for Lilith’s endeavor to speak out against Ang’s alleged harassment. Dee Kosh — another local YouTuber who produced a 20-minute rant that exhibited a deeper knowledge of Ang’s purported wrongdoing — also backed her decision.
Ang has yet to issue a new statement regarding the issue, but he has already assured that he’ll be lawyering up and lodging a police report of his own. We’ve reached out to both Ang’s team and Lilith, and will update this story once we hear back from them.
