The NYPD have launched a search for a man believed to be behind one of the lurid sex toy-throwing incidents that continues to plague the WNBA.
Beginning last week, a series of shocking moments at women’s basketball games across the league saw green sex toys being thrown onto the court.
Now, officials have confirmed that they are seeking out a man – who was pictured wearing a ‘Beavis and Butthead’ t-shirt – who is believed to have taken part in the disturbing trend.
According to Crime Stoppers, the man was seen throwing a green sex toy from the stands, during a New York Liberty game on Tuesday, which struck a 12-year-old girl.
According to the New York Post, one fan said: ‘The object was thrown from someone much higher up but definitely in the same section.
‘When it landed, the girl started screaming/freaking out (understandably) for like 30 [seconds] and got the attention of most people within the surrounding rows’.
Police have launched a search for a man believed to be involved in the sex-toy throwing trend
The man was seen wearing a ‘Beavis and Butthead’ while at the Barclays Center
The sex toy that he threw didn’t make it onto the court and instead landed in the stands
Security footage from the Barclays Center showed the man – who has tattoos up and down his arms – wearing a red and black hat as he walked through the arena.
Unlike in other incidents that have plagued the league, the sex toy did not make it onto the court and officials were reportedly able to dispose of the item swiftly.
The incident was one of two sex toy-throwing acts that occurred on Tuesday night, with the Indiana Fever’s game against the Los Angeles Sparks also interrupted.
Fever star Sophie Cunningham – who had previously spoken out against the trend – was struck by the item after it was hurled on court from the stands.
Meanwhile, two individuals – including an 18-year-old – have been arrested over the indecent acts in the last week.
Kaden Lopez, 18, was booked into jail on suspicion of disorderly conduct, assault and public display of explicit sexual material following the game between the Mercury and Sun, Fox 10 Phoenix has reported.
While the toy did not reach the court, it allegedly hit an adult male victim who was attending the game with his nine-year-old niece, according to a court document.
The moment of Lopez throwing the object, described as a ‘green dildo’, was captured on video, and the teen was tackled by an arena volunteer before being detained by police.
Last week, another spectator threw a sex toy onto the court at the Dream-Valkyries game
Another WNBA game in Chicago was halted after a sex toy was thrown onto the court Friday
Lopez allegedly apologized for the act, saying it was ‘stupid prank that was trending on social media.’ It is also alleged in court documents that he bought the toy on Monday – just one day before the game.
Days prior to that, Delbert Carver, 23, was arrested for allegedly throwing sex toys onto the floor of two WNBA games last week
He was released from Clayton County Jail in Jonesboro on Sunday, one day after being charged with disorderly conduct, public indecency/indecent exposure, and criminal trespass, according to online records.
Police say he was arrested after throwing a sex toy onto the court during the Atlanta Dream’s win over the visiting Phoenix Mercury on Friday.
He also allegedly confessed to police that he was involved in a similar incident in Atlanta’s July 29 loss to the visiting Golden State Valkyries.
Carver’s next court date has not been announced and he has no listed attorney on the Clayton County government website.
18-year-old Kaden Lopez was arrested for throwing a sex toy at a WNBA game. The object did not reach the court, but it did hit a fan in the stands.
Meanwhile, a group of cryptocurrency traders have claimed responsibility for the wave of sexual pranks plaguing WNBA games. What’s more, they say they’re doing it to promote their new meme coin.
A spokesman for the cryptocurrency enthusiasts, told USA Today the group is responsible for the pranks and currently has more planned for the future.
Furthermore, @Daldo_Rain said they’ve launched their own cryptocurrency, Green Dildo Coin (DILDO), which is a nod to the sex toys that have been thrown at WNBA players in the last two weeks.
USA Today obtained text messages showing the group’s coordinating efforts before the coin’s July 28 launch. The first sex toy was thrown onto the court during an Atlanta Dream-Golden State Valkyries game the following day.
