Authorities arrested a protester on April 13 outside an event at the University of Buffalo (UB) where Riley Gaines, a former National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) swimmer, gave a speech on protecting women’s sports.
John Della Contrada, a spokesperson for the New York-based university, told Campus Reform that police arrested a 22-year-old protester and charged the Buffalo resident with harassment and disorderly conduct.
“The individual has no affiliation [with] UB,” Della Contrada said, adding the protester “was released with an appearance ticket.”
Rebecca Brannon, an independent photojournalist who attended the event, said in a series of Twitter posts that she was near the incident when it happened and commended Buffalo police for doing “a tremendous job.”…