The Devil is a Liar.

From Allegation to Escalation: The Claims Made by AJ Lashbrook.

One week after making a serious public allegation against Matt Taylor and Justin Pomeroy, YouTube commentator AJ Lashbrook has escalated his claims further—this time asserting that the woman at the centre of the controversy was raped.

The original allegation concerned an incident in June 2022, when a woman arrived at Matt Taylor’s home uninvited. Lashbrook alleged that Taylor and Pomeroy had sexually abused the woman—an accusation that was already grave in nature and unsupported by any publicly available evidence.

Now, Lashbrook has gone further.

Posting in the live chat of a YouTube stream, Lashbrook—who has a criminal conviction for animal abuse—wrote:

“I was actually surprised when I found out that Pomeroy and Taylor raped that poor lady.”

This statement marks a significant escalation in rhetoric, shifting from an allegation of abuse to a direct claim of rape—one of the most serious accusations that can be levelled against any individual.

No police statements, court records, or verified testimony have been produced to substantiate this claim. The woman herself has never made such an allegation publicly, nor that any criminal investigation has supported Lashbrook’s assertion.

The manner in which the claim was made—via a YouTube live chat, rather than through any legal or journalistic channel—raises serious questions about responsibility, motive, and the potential harm caused by broadcasting unverified accusations to an audience.

False or reckless allegations of sexual violence do not merely damage the reputations of those accused; they also undermine genuine victims by cheapening the gravity of such crimes and turning them into tools of online conflict.

The escalation from “abuse” to “rape” within the space of a week illustrates a pattern often seen in online harassment campaigns: accusations grow more extreme over time, not because new evidence has emerged, but because outrage itself becomes the currency.
At present, Lashbrook’s claim remains precisely that—a claim. One made publicly, without evidence, and with potentially life-altering consequences for those named.

As with all allegations of this nature, the distinction between accusation and fact is not merely important—it is essential.