Alex Jurado, known online as Voice of Reason, has responded to allegations first reported in July by the Protestant website Protestia. The site claimed he engaged in a sexualised relationship with an underage girl, publishing screenshots of his conversations with her as well as photos he allegedly sent of himself.

In a 25-minute video released this week, Jurado denied the accusation outright. “This is not true. This is false,” he said. Explaining his silence until now, he stated that the seriousness of the claim meant “we needed to get law enforcement involved, we needed to get lawyers involved” and that “my legal counsel advised me to not say anything.” He added: “We are still in the middle of a legal process and taking legal action to clear my name so that everybody can know that this accusation is false.”