Videos, photos showing Wisconsin women athletes celebrating while lifting bras leaked, draw ire and outrage

According to a statement released by the University of Wisconsin on Wednesday, October 19, police are looking into "several" possible offenses after private images and videos of female volleyball players were uploaded online without their permission. After receiving numerous complaints from student athletes, the authorities opened an inquiry, albeit they did not disclose any information regarding the specifics of the photographs or recordings. The majority of the posted content, according to Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, has been deleted. The site acquired one of the photos that were purportedly going around without authorization and showed multiple athletes having their sports bras raised during the team's private celebration after winning the Big Ten championship in November 2021. "We are aware that private photos and video of UW volleyball student-athletes that were never intended to be shared publicly are being circulated digitally," the athletics department said on Wednesday, noting that "the unauthorized sharing is a significant and wrongful invasion of the student-athletes' privacy, including potential violations of university policies and criminal statutes." "UWPD is not investigating the volleyball student-athletes for wrongdoing in this matter," the statement continued. "Our top priority is supporting our student-athletes and we are providing them with the appropriate services and resources."

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— Wisconsin Badgers (@UWBadgers) October 19, 2022