(From Excite.com/The Associated Press -- By William McCall)
The FBI offered a $5,000 reward Tuesday for help finding whoever mailed dozens of threatening letters -- including some containing a potentially harmful insecticide -- complaining about TV coverage of college cheerleaders and professional female athletes.
The writer or writers complained that ESPN and ABC crews have exploited cheerleaders, WNBA players and WTA TOUR players through certain camera angles, even though those angles were rarely shown on the air.
"For the past 6-7 years, ESPN and its nationwide networks have exploited cheer/dance teams all across the country. They do this by parking their TV cameras on these women for their own personal entertainment," an excerpt from one letter said.
"Pigs park their cameras on us close up, front view, dozens of times each game, yet rarely ever show on TV in this manner," another excerpt read.
Investigators believe the author "may be directly or indirectly involved in some element of cheerleading and/or the television production/coverage aspect of collegiate athletics," according to an FBI statement.
A spokesman for ESPN said the network is cooperating with authorities but could not give details about the investigation.
FBI Probes Cheerleader Coverage Threats
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