Overview
Anonymous UK-based actor (claims Oxford, England, claims name “Ben Conway” — real identity unverified) who ran a multi-year catfishing operation against Steven K. Bonnell II using the stolen identity and photos of minor Rose (AH). Solo is the proximate cause of the harm at the center of Doe v. Bonnell (1-25-cv-20757) but is not a party to the suit. He is jurisdictionally unreachable by US civil process and operates under multiple pseudonyms.
Key Facts
- Known aliases: Solo, Solo Leveling, SoloTinyLeaks (KiwiFarms), RoseOfTheGarden (Discord), RoseIsCumming (Twitter, Cash App), Ben Conway (Snapchat claim), ELOhero5 (old Snapchat), “Lauren” (per Destiny’s document production SB 001910 references a relationship with a woman named Lauren — unclear if connected).
- Claimed location: Oxford, England. Evidence supporting this: British accent throughout relationship with Rose, European date format visible in screenshots, bio listing tip amounts in British pounds (on the @RoseIsCumming Twitter).
- Claimed age: 21 when he met Rose in November 2021; likely 21-22 during the active Destiny operation in 2022.
- Met Rose: November 2021, on Yubo (an app marketed to under-18s). Rose was 17.
- Method: Created a Discord account with Rose’s name and photos (without her credentials or consent), created a Twitter account “RoseIsCumming” impersonating her (bio listed age 18), initiated contact with Destiny in April 2022 posing as an 18-year-old fan.
- Operation scale: Over roughly 7 months (April-November 2022), exchanged ~300 pages of Discord messages plus videos with Destiny. Rose had no access to the account; Solo occasionally screenshotted messages to her “to brag.”
- Threats against Rose: When Rose tried to end the relationship in August 2022, Solo threatened to kill her family and to “kidnap her and use her as a sex slave.” He continued contact attempts through new accounts for years.
- The leak: November 29, 2024 — posted 26 videos plus ~300 pages of Discord logs to KiwiFarms under the handle SoloTinyLeaks.
- Manufactured consent: In December 2024 KiwiFarms posts, claimed Rose had “given me the account a while ago” and that she “doesn’t really care about stuff being leaked.” Under sworn deposition, Rose contradicted both claims.
- Motivation: Rose’s deposition speculation (cross-examination by defense counsel): Ben “liked his content, like his streams” and as a bisexual man “may have derived sexual pleasure from it.”
- Post-leak contact: February 2025 — reached Rose again via a Snapchat account labeled “Ben Conway.” She blocked him.
- Possible connection to “Callum”: Rose speculated Callum (who informed her of the leak via email starting August 26, 2025) may have been connected to Pxie’s circle. This remains unconfirmed.
Newsletter Relevance
Solo is the structural center of You Can’t Sue the Catfish and of the Reachability Routing concept. He caused every identifiable harm in the chain — the identity theft of Rose, the years-long coercion of a minor, the deception of Destiny, the fabrication of consent, the leak itself — and none of it generates civil liability he can be made to pay. The legal system cannot reach him. So it reaches Destiny instead.
Connections
- Rose (AH) — teenager whose identity he stole; his explicit target of years-long coercion
- Steven K. Bonnell II — catfish target, now the named defendant absorbing the civil consequences
- Jane Doe (Pxie) — ultimate victim of the leak; never met or communicated with Solo directly
- Doe v. Bonnell (1-25-cv-20757) — civil case in which he is the proximate cause but not a party
- Jurisdictional Asymmetry — concept Solo embodies
Source Appearances
- Rose deposition — Doe v Bonnell — primary sworn evidence of Solo’s operation, methods, and threats
- KiwiFarms thread of November 29, 2024 (not directly reviewed — pending screenshot from user)
- Doe v Bonnell ECF132 — Motion to Dismiss (Abby Subpoena History) — Bonnell’s MTD names Solo as the actual video recipient and establishes the catfish as the core jurisdictional defense
- Doe v Bonnell ECF139 — Plaintiff Opposition to MTD (False Minor Footnote) — Plaintiff’s opposition addresses Solo’s catfishing but frames it as legally irrelevant to CARDII liability
- Doe v Bonnell ECF183 — Rule 11 Sanctions Motion (False Minor Allegation) — AH deposition (Oct 23, 2025) establishes Solo controlled the Discord account that received Bonnell’s video
- Doe v Bonnell ECF210 — Motion for Summary Judgment — MSJ provides fullest legal argument that Solo’s catfishing means no real Rose ever received the video (pre-CARDII); European date format in screenshots confirms UK location
- Doe v Bonnell ECF222 — Bonnell Omnibus Motion in Limine — Bonnell’s MIL seeks to exclude false minor claim specifically because Solo — not AH — was the account holder
- Doe v Bonnell ECF230 — Bonnell Opposition to Plaintiff MIL — Solo’s UK residence and European date format are cited as explanation for the April 9, 2022 timestamp; Solo evidence declared essential for timing
- Doe v Bonnell ECF231 — Plaintiff Opposition to Omnibus MIL — Plaintiff’s counter-argument: Solo showed Rose (“a handful of videos”) from Bonnell via the impostor account, meaning the catfish didn’t fully insulate Bonnell from the minor argument
Open Questions
- What is his actual legal name? “Ben Conway” is claimed but unverified. rDrama coverage claims he was later “doxed” by online investigators — who and what evidence?
- Is he subject to any UK criminal proceeding? Stalking, harassment of a minor, and identity fraud are all potentially UK-prosecutable.
- Has the US DOJ been involved? The statutory predicate for federal NCII enforcement against foreign actors is thin but exists.
- Who is “Callum” and what is his relationship to Solo, if any?