I hope he does not rest in piece but instead burns forever in eternal hellfire
Merlino organized the first major furry gatherings, which were only a fraction of the size they are now.
The additions of sexual elements to the furry fandom was alleged to be spearheaded by Merlino according to multiple reports.
According to multiple reports, summarized in the linked post, Merlino had an openly adversarial relationship with "burned furs" (furries against the sexualization of the community).
Merlino allegedly directly advertised the fandom to paraphilia communities and asked furries to openly perform sexual acts, including in front of strangers outside of the fandom.
Merlino allegedly allowed the distribution of drawn CSAM and referred to people who were against this practice as "saboteurs," with the same source noting a "semen elevator" incident.
When presented with multiple direct letters of complaint about the sexualization of the community, Merlino allegedly was unphased by these letters.
Merlino pushed back against the immediate occurrences of zoophilia in the community, stating bestiality as a concept is "not okay" and complaining it made furries "look bad."
