Authorities are making a big statement about the sudden practice of people throwing sex toys at WNBA basketball games.
That being, people who do this could face major charges. That's exactly what happened to Charles Burgess, 32, of Dayton, Ohio.
He's now charged with a slew of serious crimes after being accused of throwing a green sex toy at a New York Liberty game.
The NYPD Crime Stoppers page previously shared a video and screenshot of the suspect wearing a Beavis and Butt-Head shirt.
"WANTED FOR AN ASSAULT: on Tuesday, August 5, 2025, at approximately 8:45 p.m., inside 620 Atlantic Avenue, NYPD 78 Precinct, an unidentified individual threw an object which struck a 12-year-old female victim in the right leg," the post says.
The incident involved a lime green sex toy and occurred at the Dallas Wings game against the New York Liberty. According to the New York Post, the complaint accuses Burgess of "attempted assault in the second and third degrees, third-degree assault, second-degree menacing, second-degree reckless endangerment, third-degree obscenity, fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon, interference with a professional sporting event and second-degree harassment."
A viral video showed the toy on the ground.
The toy struck the girl, according to the New York Post, which noted that a criminal complaint says she suffered "substantial pain" in addition to becoming "alarmed and annoyed."
According to NBC News, the New York sex toy tossing is part of a growing trend.
People also threw sex toys at WNBA games in Phoenix, Chicago, and Los Angeles, the network reported, and two other men were arrested in connection with incidents in Georgia and Phoenix.
The Associated Press reported that Burgess is an auto shop owner with no criminal history and six kids.
His lawyer told the AP he plans to dispute the charges.
Paul D'Emilia, Burgess's lawyer, told AP that Burgess will “vigorously fight these embellished and exaggerated charges.”
League officials are also fighting back against the problem by saying that people who throw items on the court will face ejection and a one-year ban, AP reported.