{"id":15547,"date":"2021-04-23T23:09:03","date_gmt":"2021-04-23T23:09:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/four-gears-pro-players-banned-from-competitive-after-findings-of-sexual-harassment"},"modified":"2024-07-19T07:14:56","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T07:14:56","slug":"four-gears-pro-players-banned-from-competitive-after-findings-of-sexual-harassment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/gow\/four-gears-pro-players-banned-from-competitive-after-findings-of-sexual-harassment","title":{"rendered":"Four Gears of War pros banned after sexual harassment investigation"},"content":{"rendered":"

Following an in-depth investigation<\/a> by Microsoft and The Coalition, developers of the franchise, as well as the Gears Esports administration, four players from the North American Gears of War<\/a> competitive scene have been permanently banned from competing.<\/p>\n

This comes after they were found guilty of violating the Gears Esports Code of Conduct<\/a>, having incurred in a case of sexual harassment on 19th April 2021, during the live broadcast of a female Gears 5 streamer.<\/p>\n

The sanctioned players have been the following:<\/p>\n