Wisconsin police investigating ‘multiple crimes’ after private photos of women's volleyball team leaked online

Some private photos of the women's volleyball team, Wisconsin Badgers were being circulated online and police have launched an investigation into "multiple crimes" involved in the matter, according to the statement by the university. The university said that the people in the photos never intended to share them, and the online circulation took place without consent. As a result, police are looking into the situation.



Following inquiries from student-athletes over the images and videos, the athletics department confirmed late Wednesday that the UW-Madison Police Department is looking into the matter.


In one of the photos, the squad members are seen posing topless after winning the Big Ten championship in November 2021, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports, citing a source.



UWPD is looking into many offences, including the unauthorized distribution of personal images. UWPD is not looking into the volleyball student-athletes for wrongdoing in this case. According to the police, helping student-athletes is their first concern, and they are giving them the necessary assistance and resources.

Marc Lovicott, the UWPD's communications executive director, stated on Thursday to Fox News Digital that the department cannot provide any further information than the university's statement and confirmed the investigation's continuation.

The majority of the photographs, according to the report, have been removed.

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Wisconsin Badgers is the name of the University of Wisconsin–Madison volleyball team.

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Wisconsin Badgers women's volleyball team