A 19-year-old teenager faces jail after allegedly filming a solo video in her university library.
Kendra Sunderland, a student at Oregon State University, is said to have created a 17-minute amateur video using the webcam on her laptop.
In footage she can be seen stripping in the university’s Valley library while she blows bubble gum.
The clip was later posted online on the website GetYourHoe. com where it received 262,000 views before being removed, police said.
The video was also widely shared on Facebook, Twitter and phone app Yik Yak.
‘It’s the buzz around campus,’ her fellow student Clifford Harris said. ‘Everyone is talking about it. And I don’t think it was a very appropriate thing to do.’
It was unclear whether Ms Sunderland uploaded the video herself.
This week Ms Sunderland was arrested for public indecency after the footage went viral at her university.
Another student Rich Rogers said:
My friend sent me a text about it. At first I thought it was a joke. And then all of a sudden it was like, oh no, it’s real. After I realised it was real, I was more shocked that it happened. That kind of stuff you do in private and not in public. Ever.
Shelby Wilson said: ‘I was surprised someone was in our library doing that. I feel like it’s always packed. I don’t know how anyone could get away with it.’
Ms Sunderland was not held in custody but has been ordered to appear before a court.
She faces up to a year in jail and a fine up to £4,150 if guilty.
A spokesman added:
The university does not condone this type of behaviour. We want our students to feel safe. And we want to encourage anyone on campus – even the public – to contact police immediately if they see anything unusual on campus. Call 911 if it’s an emergency.