Darryl Yap, the local director, has addressed people accusing him of sexual assault online once more, following his promise to sue them earlier this week. Yap has lately faced internet backlash over two major issues: his short film “Ayudamn,” which some Filipinos felt was disrespectful to single parents, and previous tweets that appeared to promote child rape and pedophilia. Yap responded to a Twitter user who accused him of being a sexual predator on the platform on Thursday.

He reacted to Twitter user @shikeycondez, who uploaded what seemed to be screenshots of his previous interactions with the director.

Yap, according to the allegation, “groomed” him while he was only 16 years old.

Grooming, often known as child grooming, is a method or process through which sexual offenders establish an emotional connection with children or teens in order to corrupt and abuse them.

According to the internet user, Yap’s cameraman, Vincent Asis, has had relationships with kids.

Yap subsequently responded to the online accuser with a similar thread of screenshots from their alleged previous chats, revealing that the latter informed him he was a victim of rape.

He further stated that the accuser only modified and twisted a few of the screenshots he sent in his version of the tale.

Yap terminated the discussion by ordering the user to quit bringing up issues from 2016, saying that nothing transpired between them in first case.

“At sayo @shikeycondez,  sabihin mo sa tagaBulong mo ngayon Jan, tapos na. ang issue mo noong 2016 at mga issues niya ngayong magkasama kayo ay maaari nyo nang ilibing. magkaroon tayo ng kanya-kanya nating buhay. Salamat,” Yap stated.

Yap is well-known for his short films, some of which were deemed provocative and generated internet reaction. He made them available via the VinCentiments Facebook page.

In 2019, he directed the feature film “Jowable,” which was a box-office success in local cinemas and was eventually bought by streaming giant Netflix.