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Police at the University of Wisconsin are looking into how members of the school’s national champion women’s volleyball team’s private images and videos were shared publicly without their permission.
According to a statement from Wisconsin’s athletic administration released on Wednesday, players notified campus police as soon as they learned the images had been made public.
The statement omitted information on the location and timing of the images and videos. According to the Wisconsin State Journal, pictures were shot from the team’s locker room. One picture, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, looked to have been taken soon after Wisconsin won the Big Ten title the previous year.
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Police are “investigating several offences, including releasing sensitive photos without authorisation,” according to the statement. “The unlawful sharing is a serious and wrongful invasion of the student-athletes’ privacy, including potential violations of university policy and criminal legislation,” Wisconsin stated.
Marc Lovicott, a spokesman for the University of Wisconsin Police, confirmed the inquiry on Thursday. Due to the ongoing inquiry, Lovicott refuses to provide more information. There are no pending criminal investigations involving the volleyball players.
According to Wisconsin’s athletic department, “our primary goal is supporting our student-athletes, and we are providing them with the right services and resources.”
Last year, Wisconsin defeated Nebraska to win its first national championship. Prior to Friday’s home game against Michigan State, the Badgers (13-3, 7-1 Big Ten) are placed fifth in the American Volleyball Coaches Association poll.
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