May 23, 2013

College Basketball: Ex-Syracuse coach Bernie Fine to sue ESPN

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SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Fired Syracuse University assistant basketball coach Bernie Fine has filed the initial paperwork in a defamation lawsuit against ESPN for reporting two former ball boys’ claims that the longtime coach sexually abused them. A yearlong federal investigation that followed accusations that Fine abused team ball boys ended with no charges. Fine [...]

Feds drop sexual abuse case against ex-Syracuse assistant Fine

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SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Federal authorities have dropped their investigation into sexual abuse claims that cost a Syracuse University assistant basketball coach his job, threw a top-ranked team into turmoil and threatened the career of Hall of Fame coach Jim Boeheim. After a probe spanning nearly a year, U.S. Attorney Richard Hartunian said Friday there [...]

Lawyer: N.Y. AG should probe Syracuse sex charges

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(File Photo / Jim McIsaac / Getty Images) NEW YORK (AP) – The state attorney general should investigate Syracuse University’s handling of sex abuse allegations against a former assistant basketball coach, high-profile attorney Gloria Allred said Friday. Allred called on Attorney General Eric Schneiderman to investigate whether Syracuse was in compliance with a federal law [...]

Report: Syracuse sex abuse probe prompt but flawed

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SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Syracuse University’s prompt response to allegations of sexual abuse against an assistant basketball coach was done in good faith but was flawed because, among other things, there was no direct contact with law enforcement, a special committee of the university’s board of trustees said in a report released Thursday. Although the [...]

Judge tosses defamation suit v. Syracuse, Boeheim

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Head coach Jim Boeheim of the Syracuse Orange shouts from the bench against the Ohio State Buckeyes during the 2012 NCAA Men’s Basketball East Regional Final at TD Garden on March 24, 2012 in Boston, Massachusetts. (March 23, 2012 – Source: Elsa/Getty Images North America) SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — A judge on Friday threw out [...]

Report: Filing says Fine’s wife slept with players

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NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Daily News is reporting that former Syracuse ball boy Bobby Davis says in an affidavit that the wife of former Orange assistant coach Bernie Fine had sex with the players. The affidavit was filed Monday in New York State Supreme Court by attorney Gloria Allred. Davis and stepbrother [...]

DA: Syracuse statute of limitations has passed

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SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — A county district attorney who has sharply criticized police and Syracuse University for their handling of sex-abuse allegations against an assistant basketball coach said Wednesday that he cannot bring charges but found that two men who accused him of sexual abuse are credible. Onondaga County District Attorney William Fitzpatrick said his [...]