Woman strips naked in front of hundreds of university students

A woman who claims she is a victim of sexual assault sat naked in public to protest against women being treated as sex objects.

University student Monika Rostvold took her clothes off for the protest which she staged on the steps of her campus in the USA.

The 22-year-old was filmed only wearing a blindfold and headphones as she sat on the steps outside the library of Texas State University for 45 minutes.

A time lapse video of the protest was then uploaded to YouTube following Monday's protest.

A statement posted to accompany the video says: "April is sexual assault awareness month, and I wanted to create a piece about the standards that exist in our society.

"As a survivor of sexual assault, I wanted to take control of my body by removing my identity and exposing myself to the public.

"I wanted people to view my body as beautiful and powerful and not as a sexual object."