Riley Gaines calls suspension of college's investigation into her hostage assault 'an abomination'

Former NCAA swimmer Riley Gaines joined 'Fox & Friends' to discuss her reaction to the executive order and why she continues to stand for 'common sense' in women's sports. 

Former NCAA swimmer and women's sports activist Riley Gaines joined "Fox & Friends" to discuss her reaction to a San Francisco college's suspension of the investigation into a hostage incident where she was held for ransom. 

Police said the alleged charges she made were "unfounded," but Gaines hit back, calling the decision by the university police, "abysmal." 

Gaines, the director of the Riley Gaines Center at the Leadership Institute and an Outkick contributor, is an advocate for girls in women's sports. 

In April 2023, she spoke at an event at San Francisco State University hosted by a conservative campus organization, Turning Point USA, where she discussed her experience during senior year of college competing against transgender swimmer Lia Thomas, who she had tied for fifth place in a national swimming championship. 

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University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas and Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines react after finishing tied for 5th in the 200 Freestyle finals at the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships on March 18th, 2022 at the McAuley Aquatic Center in Atlanta Georgia. (Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

After her speech, Gaines was assaulted by a mob of violent protesters that she said stormed into the room, turning off the lights and assaulted her before holding her hostage for ransom.

"There's an abundance of evidence that what I am claiming happened, happened," Gaines said. 

"There's audio evidence, there's video