12-year-old girl struck by sex toy thrown at WNBA game in Brooklyn, suspect sought by NYPD
The NYPD on Friday released a photo and a short video clip of a man wearing a "Beavis and Butt-Head" t-shirt and Ohio State cap at the New York Liberty-Dallas Wings game on Tuesday at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
That suspect on Tuesday at about 8:45 p.m. EDT, "inside 620 Atlantic Avenue, NYPD 78 Precinct, an unidentified individual threw an object which struck a 12-year-old female victim in the right leg," according to police.
The search was still active on Monday, police said.
The incident in Brooklyn was the latest of men throwing sex toys toward WNBA players over the past two weeks.
The trend appeared start on July 29 when a sex toy landed on the floor of a Golden State Valkyries game against the Atlanta Dream in College Park, Georgia.
Two men, so far, have been arrested in connection to the Georgia and Phoenix incidents.
'The safety of everyone in our arenas remains a top priority," a WNBA spokesperson said.
"We are working closely with local and federal law enforcement to pursue all appropriate actions — including arrest and prosecution with felony charges where applicable — against anyone engaged in this conduct or otherwise involved in sponsoring this reckless and unacceptable behavior.'
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