Mother of autistic fan temporarily banned by BYU speaks out about son being wrongly accused of shouting slurs

In a statement to The Salt Lake Tribune, she says her son became a scapegoat. Now she’s calling for kindness.

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Fans file into the George Albert Smith Fieldhouse in Provo for the volleyball match at Brigham Young University on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022. The mother of the fan previously banned by BYU and accused of yelling racial slurs at a Duke player — though he was later found innocent — is speaking out.

Mother of autistic fan temporarily banned by BYU speaks out about son being wrongly accused of shouting slurs

In a statement to The Salt Lake Tribune, she says her son became a scapegoat. Now she’s calling for kindness.

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