Cops probe Raptors fan's lewd remark directed at Ayesha Curry
It was a crude thing to say about the wife of an NBA superstar to a female TV reporter just doing her job — or any woman for that matter.
Now it’s also a Toronto Police investigation.
“The reporter has lodged a formal complaint,” Const. David Hopkinson said Monday. “We will investigate it.”
That reporter is CP24’s Kelly Linehan who was taken by surprise during a live hit Sunday night when a man she was interviewing in Jurassic Park after the Toronto Raptors lost Game 2 of the NBA Finals made vile comments about the wife of Golden State Warrior Seth Curry.
Police are now trying to determine if saying, “I just wanted to let everyone know: Ayesha Curry, we’re going to f*** her right in the p****,” is a Criminal Code offence?
However, experienced officer Hopkinson said someone committing such behavior could be charged with mischief – interfere with lawful enjoyment of property.
“It’s similar to a fan running on the field at the Rogers Centre as it disrupts the broadcast of the show,” Hopkinson explained.
In this case there was an utterance that Steph’s Curry’s wife, Markham native Ayesha, could face what would amount to sexual assault.
It has very much upset Toronto Mayor John Tory.
“I’m first of all very sorry for Kelly Linehan, the reporter, because no journalist should have to put up with that sort of thing,” said Tory. “But I’m sorry for the city because we’ve had such an extraordinarily positive experience from the Raptors doing so well; you have thousands of people coming out every night and there is hardly an incident and then some boor, some totally ignorant person like this, comes along and does this.”
As of my deadline, the man behind the offensive comment had not been identified and it was unclear what fueled his vitriol. But I am willing to interview him if someone wants to put me in contact.
We’re all ears!
In the meantime, I suggest he apologize to Mrs. Curry, Mr. Curry and Ms. Linehan.
He should talk to Toronto Police about it and also say he’s sorry to all of Raptors’ Planet.
Tory is right. We are above that.
“I’m sure he will be dealt with in the appropriate manner and I’m just sorry that it happened,” the Mayor said .
It’s happened too many times and it can’t happen again. A criminal charge will help ensure that
