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SONICHU creator Chris Chan was arrested for incest in August 2021 and is serving time at the Central Virginia Regional Jail.

Chan was apprehended after audio emerged online suggesting she was involved in relations with a family member.

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Sonichu creator Chris Chandler’s ‘escape’ was trending onlineCredit: Christina Chandler/Facebook

Who is Chris Chan?

Web comic creator Chris Chan, 39, is an artist, blogger and YouTube personality.

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Chan is best known as the creator of web comics featuring Sonichu and Rosechu – and for being “a polarizing internet celebrity,” writes Sega Nerds.

The website describes Chan as “the infamous creator of the Sonichu comic series and internet trolling target”.

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On Twitter, however, Chan writes in her bio: “I am Mrs. Christine W. Chandler Sonichu, Goddess of the Nations of Cwcville, Comma, and the Commodore Consoles, and the Creator of Sonichu and Rosechu. She/Her.”

Chan has previously explained: “I Am Female; please address and talk about me with the correct Pronouns. She/Her/Hers. Thank You.”

On Tumblr, Chan adds that she is the “creator of Sonichu, Rosechu and the city of Cwcville, VA, as drawn in my comic book series.

“And I am a proud Lesbian Transwoman… I am still a work in progress, always.”

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Chan has previously written that she is “also known as Christian, Christopher, Chris Chan and so forth among my fan base and many trolls and cyber bullies on the internet since 2000”.

Chan studied computer-aided drafting and design at Piedmont Virginia Community College, according to her Facebook page.

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She has about 60,000 followers on Twitter.

Biography Daily says that Chan didn’t speak until she was seven years old, and was diagnosed with high-functioning autism as a child.

Why did Chris Chan go to jail?

Chan was arrested on August 1, 2021 after rumors began circulating online that she had sexually assaulted a family member.

The 39-year-old is currently being held at Henrico County Regional Jail West in Virginia on one count of incest, according to the Henrico County Sheriff’s website.

It is not her first brush with the law either – as in October 2011, Chandler and her mother were arrested after Barbara hit a local game store manager with her car, leading them to pay a fine and undergo community service and a year of probation.

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And a filing from Albemarle General District Court, seen by The Sun, shows Chan was charged with Class 1 Misdemeanour Assault in December 2014.

This was a lesser charge after she was initially booked for a Class 6 Felony for “dangerous gas unlawful release” after she maced an employee at GameStop who had asked her to leave.

Chan was given a 180 day suspended jail sentence and ordered to pay $514 in court costs, according to court records.

Why is Chris Chan ‘escape’ trending?

Chan’s ‘escape’ is trending after internet users began speculating she had escaped, according to HITC.

A tweet in August, 2022, claiming Chan has escaped from prison went viral, receiving almost 1 million views.

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What followed was a cascade of memes and rumours about Chan’s whereabouts.

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However, this was not true and Chan remains in prison.

Her attorney told HITC that they were “unaware from any source that Ms. Chandler ‘escaped'”.

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