A video Riley Gaines posted from the event showed her moving quickly while surrounded by security officers. A protester can be heard shouting 'trans rights are human rights,' but the video is shaky and does not appear to show an assault.
Riley Gaines, outspoken critic of transgender athletes, claims she was attacked during event at San Francisco State University.
"I was physically assaulted by one person. I was struck twice, both times hitting my shoulder with the second strike grazing my face," Gaines told CNN's Natasha Chen. "The rest of the protestors just ambushed and cornered me before I was able to move out with the help of campus police." The police department did not immediately respond to an inquiry by CNN on the nature of "the disruption" and whether the investigation is related to the alleged assault.
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