PROVO — Brigham Young University has lifted a ban on the fan accused of using a racial slur during its Aug. 26 volleyball match against Duke and apologized to the fan, the university announced in a statement Friday as part of the conclusion to its investigation into the incident and the school’s response.
The university said it found no evidence to corroborate allegations of racial heckling against members of the Duke women’s volleyball team, the athletic department said in a statement.
As part of the investigation, the university said it reviewed “all available video and audio recordings” of the event, including raw security footage, raw broadcast footage from BYUtv (with broadcast audio removed so that noise from the stands could be heard more clearly), and reached out to more than 50 individuals who attended the match from both BYU, Duke and others.
“As we stated earlier, we would not tolerate any conduct that would make a student-athlete feel unsafe,” a statement attributed to BYU athletics spokesman Jon McBride said. “That is the reason for our immediate response and our thorough investigation.”
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