Two female fans are the focus of a school police investigation when the pair appear topless at a University of Utah football game, with their breasts covered only with body paint.
The unnamed women were among thousands of fans who flocked to Rice-Eccles Stadium on Saturday. They are covered up after a female officer asked them to wear the shirt, a university spokesman said. Said on the school website.
Still, the spokesperson said the university police were investigating and that the charges against the two were not ruled out.
The spokesperson said that students may also be referred to the Dean of Students for other subjects.
Footage from KSL News Shows two women with paint on their bodies in the shape of a tank top, with a clear “U” in red on their chest and torso. The news station said some were in disbelief that the young women had come to the stadium to watch the Utes’ victory over southern Utah.
According to KSL News, Utah has an obscenity law classified as a Class B misdemeanor that can be applied in this case.
YouTube influencer Melia Johnson, who brought her two children to a September 10 game, claimed that security guards were left staring at the topless women.
“Is this really coming into our world?!” angry mom wrote on instagram, “We can’t even go to a family-friendly college football game without our kids and family being exposed to nudity??
johnson told Deseret News In a statement she wants to bring her children to sporting events, without exposing the youth to obscenity or nudity.
“We love going to Utah football games! But that shouldn’t have happened. And it should never have happened again,” she said.
university president “Abusive, public narcissism, vulgar and abusive behavior, racially and abusive comments or verbal attacks directed at individuals or groups will not be tolerated,” Taylor Randall and athletics director Mark Harlan stressed in a statement.
“Anyone who engages in unsafe or inappropriate conduct will be removed from campus, lose all privileges and access to future university programs and may be reported to law enforcement,” he added. Also said.
Some social media users defended the women, including this year’s Utah Libertarian candidate for the US Senate.
“Free the nipple! Our obscenity laws discriminate against women,” candidate James Hansen wrote on Twitter.
another user argued The criticism from the two female fans was unfair.
“how many men were topless in the same game? Double standards are not good at all,” tweeted A Matthew Hall.