Digital rights activist Jacob Appelbaum is out at the Tor Project. His departure was announced in a fairly non-descriptive blog post on Thursday, but the organization has now confirmed that his ousting was due to "allegations of sexual mistreatment."

The cyber-security expert—who co-authored a book with WikiLeaks's Julian Assange in 2012 (Cypherpunks: Freedom and the Future of the Internet)—left the Tor Project on May 25.

"We do not know exactly what happened here. We don't have all the facts, and we are undertaking several actions to determine them as best as possible. We're also not an investigatory body, and we are uncomfortable making judgments about people's private behaviors. That said, after we talked with some of the complainants, and after extensive internal deliberation and discussion, Jacob stepped down from his position as an employee of The Tor Project," reads the Tor Project's blog post.

"We have been working with a legal firm that specializes in employment issues including sexual misconduct. They are advising us on how to handle this, and we intend to follow their advice. This will include investigations of specific allegations where that is possible. We don't know yet where those investigations will lead or if other people involved with Tor are implicated. We will act as quickly as possible to accurately determine the facts as best we can. Out of respect for the individuals involved, we do not expect results to be made public."

Appelbaum's only public response to his Tor Project resignation was a single Tweet on May 27: "Changing of the guards."

According to Mic, journalist Meredith Patterson claims that there have been multiple allegations of sexual assault against Appelbaum. The details of the allegations haven't been made public yet, but she told Mic that some of Appelbaum's accusers could go public within the next few days. Otherwise, we don't know if it's the threat of them going public, the seriousness of the allegations, or the presence of factual details in the allegations that caused the Tor Project to cut ties with Appelbaum.

"Much harm could have been prevented had people listened sooner. Nobody wants to hear the charismatic guy is an abuser," Patterson tweeted.

Following the Tor Project's Thursday announcement, The Daily Dot reports that a website was created where people can post any allegations they had against Appelbaum. Neither the website's creators, not Appelbaum himself, have publicly commented on the situation.

"Hey there! We're a collective of people who have been harassed, plagiarized, humiliated, and abused — sexually, emotionally, and physically — by Jacob Appelbaum. Jake enjoys manipulating people through his built-up social capital, influence, and power, in order to get what he wants," the website reads.

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