Digital privacy activist Jacob Appelbaum denies colleagues' assault allegations

Prominent figure in online privacy circles resigns from post at Tor after a series of anonymous accusations of repeated sexual and emotional abuse

A prominent digital privacy researcher has denied a series of anonymous online accusations that he sexually harassed and assaulted colleagues over a period of several years.

It's a bizarre twist for Jacob Appelbaum, who has spent his career making it easier for people act anonymously online. Appelbaum, 33, is closely linked to both Edward Snowden and the Tor Project, the not-for-profit organization behind the anonymous web browser. Over the weekend, anonymous accusers created a website that alleges Appelbaum emotionally and sexually abused others in the community repeatedly.