A full guide to the sexual misconduct allegations against YouTuber Andrew Callaghan

Andrew Callaghan, a documentarian behind YouTube's Channel 5 and HBO's This Place Rules, is known for chronicling spectacles from Phish shows to white nationalist rallies.

But this month, the 25-year-old was himself the story after thousands of social media users saw a pattern of misconduct in first- and second-hand accounts of women's experiences that were shared across platforms in public comments and videos.

Callaghan addressed the allegations in an Instagram post on Sunday, apologizing to the women and pledging to examine his behavior in therapy.

But for many who follow Callaghan's work, the incident raises questions about Gen Z's tolerance for sexually questionable behavior.

Here's an account of what has happened as of Friday.

Who is Andrew Callaghan?

Callaghan is a self-styled journalist for the digital age whose irreverent YouTube videos have earned him fame across several platforms. His brand, Channel 5 news, has 600,000 followers on Instagram and another 2.25 million on YouTube.

Callaghan got his start while a student at Loyola University in New Orleans, where he launched a YouTube series called Quarter Confessions. Wearing pale suits and carrying a corded microphone, Callaghan interviewed intoxicated Bourbon Street party-goers, editing together their wildest statements with quick cuts and intentionally outdated effects.

In 2019, he, with its production company, Doing Things Media.