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Man arrested on charges of hitting 12-year-old girl with a sex toy at a WNBA game
Charles Burgess, 32, faces two assault charges after throwing a sex toy that struck a 12-year-old girl at a WNBA game, part of at least three similar incidents nationwide.
- Charles Burgess, 32, of Dayton, surrendered Wednesday and was charged with two counts of assault after throwing a lime-green dildo at the New York Liberty vs. Dallas Wings game on Aug. 5, striking a 12-year-old girl at Barclays Center, Brooklyn.
- Since late July, multiple arenas have seen toy throwings in Atlanta, Los Angeles, Phoenix and Chicago, which media linked to a social‑media prank trend and a cryptocurrency meme coin group.
- Court papers say surveillance video shows Burgess pulling the sex toy from his trousers and hurling it toward the court, while witnesses in section 116 reported fans screamed and Barclays Center security removed the toy before the Liberty's 85-76 victory.
- Burgess pleaded not guilty and was released pending a December court date, while WNBA league officials vowed to eject, ban for at least a year, and pursue prosecutions for offenders.
- Arrests and the league's crackdown have largely cooled the sex-toy throwing streak at WNBA games, though earlier incidents endangered players like Sophie Cunningham and fans in the Phoenix case.
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Independent EspañolA man from Ohio was arrested for throwing a sex toy at a WNBA game in New York City, police said Thursday.
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Ohio father arrested after child hit with sex toy at WNBA game
NEW YORK (AP) — An Ohio man was arrested for the throwing of a sex toy at a WNBA game in New York, police said Thursday. It's the latest development in a string of disturbances where similar toys were tossed at WNBA games across the country, resulting in at least three arrests. Warning to swimmers after bodies of missing brothers recovered Charles Burgess, 32, from Dayton, Ohio, was arrested Wednesday and charged with two counts of assault…
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