Mineplex, a popular Minecraft server, shut down after the owners of the server were accused of sexual assault.

On October 26th, Minecraft server Mineplex announced that it would be shutting down due to allegations made against the owners of the server. The allegations include sexual assault and rape. In a statement on their website, Mineplex stated that they have been in contact with law enforcement since the allegations came to light and will be cooperating with their investigation.

Mineplex was one of the most popular servers for Minecraft, which is a game where players can build and interact in an open world. It was founded by three students in 2011. Since then it has grown to become one of the most popular servers for Minecraft, hosting over 40 million users as of 2018.

In 2016, The Verge reported that Mineplex had around 10 million unique monthly users and brought in $2 million per month in revenue.