Pro Valorant Overwatch League player and former MVP Jay “sinatraa” Won has been suspended from the US Valorant Champions Tour after allegations of sexual assault by a former partner. Has won was also suspended from Sentinels, your Valorant team during the investigation.
“We are aware of the current situation in relation to Jay Won (Sinatraa) and have launched an investigation”, Alex François, global head of competitive operations at Valorant at Riot Games, said on Valorant Champions Tour Twitter Account. “In accordance with our existing competitive rules and investigative process, a decision has been made to suspend Won during the investigation and therefore he will not be able to compete this weekend.”
Sentinels too suspended won during their own internal investigation.
We are aware of the current situation regarding Jay “Sinatraa” Won and have started an investigation internally. While the investigation is pending, he is suspended from the team.
We will provide more updates as soon as the investigation is complete.
– Sentinels (@Sentinels) March 10, 2021
Before joining Sentinels to play Valorant, Won competed in the Overwatch League with the San Francisco Shock, where he was voted the “most valuable player” in 2019.
On Tuesday night, former partner Cleo Hernandez published a Google Doc revealing his nine-month relationship with Won. Hernandez told Polygon that they dated from March 2019 to January 2020. In the document, she claimed that Won had sexually assaulted her repeatedly during their relationship, including several times when Hernandez asked Won to stop and he refused. Hernandez also included an audio recording that she reported was hers and Won’s, in which she can be heard saying “no” several times.
“It may be a year later, but I am still dealing with the damage he has done to me every day,” wrote Hernandez. “I had to give up interests and loves in an attempt to not see his face or hear his voice. I called the hotline of sexual assault survivors countless times. He spoke in anonymous groups for women who were beaten. I spent more than a year of my life in therapy trying to heal myself and recover what he took from me. I had nightmares about it, countless nights when I lay in bed and wondered what I did to deserve what he did to me. “
Hernandez told Polygon that none of the organizations has reached it yet. “I was scared and that’s why it took me so long to say something,” said Hernandez.
She also claimed “emotional abuse” by posting screenshots of text messages in which Won is questioning Hernandez about his location based on his phone’s GPS.
Neither Won nor the Sentinels responded to Polygon’s request for comment.
Update: This story has been updated to include Hernandez’s comment.