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Syracuse University Sex Abuse Victims & Gloria Allred To Announce Lawsuit


Posted on Dec 12, 2011 @ 08:00PM - 5 comments

By Jen Heger - Radar Legal Editor

Gloria Allred is representing two alleged sexual abuse victims in the Syracuse University basketball scandal and will announce plans to file a lawsuit against the university at a news conference in New York City on Tuesday, RadarOnline.com is exclusively reporting.

The powerhouse civil rights attorney will be with her clients, Bobby Davis and Mike Lang, who have both accused former Syracuse University assistant basketball coach Bernie Fine. The Syracuse Orangemen assistant basketball coach was fired after the two men went public with their claims. Davis, 39, and Lang, 45 served as ball boys when they were teenagers.

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D.A.: Syracuse Coach Bernie Fine Can't Be Charged With Child Sexual Abuse


Posted on Dec 07, 2011 @ 04:00AM - 2 comments

By Debbie Emery - Radar Reporter

Despite three accusers claiming that Bernie Fine sexually abused them, the district attorney in the case says he cannot charge the former assistant Syracuse basketball coach with any crime because of the statute of limitations.

Despite three accusers claiming that Bernie Fine sexually abused them, the district attorney in the case says he cannot charge the former assistant Syracuse basketball coach with any crime because of the statute of limitations.Onondaga County District Attorney William Fitzpatrick explained on Wednesday that he found that two men who accused him of sexual abuse are credible, but that the alleged rimes are too old to be prosecuted, reported ESPN.com.

Fine, 65, who has been the school's top assistant coach since 1976, was fired on November 27 following the allegations from the three men, but he has denied any wrong doing.

The claims of the third accuser, 23-year-old Zach Tomaselli, of Lewiston, Maine, fall within federal statutes of limitations and are being investigated by the U.S. Secret Service.

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Third Sexual Abuse Accuser Claims Bernie Fine Made Him Watch Porn


Posted on Nov 29, 2011 @ 04:00PM - 3 comments

By Radar Staff

The third victim to come forward and accuse Bernie Fine of sexual abuse said the Syracuse coach made him watch porn and forced him to masturbate, RadarOnline.com has learned.

Zach Tomaselli gave details of the alleged abuse he endured to Anderson Cooper on Wednesday's episode of his talk show and RadarOnline.com has a preview of the dramatic confession.

As RadarOnline.com previously reported, the longtime assistant basketball coach was fired on Sunday in the wake of accusations that he molested three ballboys.

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Syracuse University Fires Bernie Fine Following Molestation Accusations


Posted on Nov 28, 2011 @ 06:30AM - 1 comment

By Radar Staff

Longtime Syracuse University assistant hoops coach Bernie Fine was fired Sunday night in the wake of accusations he molested at least three ballboys.

"At the direction of Chancellor Cantor, Bernie Fine’s employment with Syracuse University has been terminated, effective immediately," Syracuse University's senior vice president for public affairs, Kevin Quinn, said in a statement.

Longtime Syracuse University assistant hoops coach Bernie Fine was fired Sunday night in the wake of accusations he molested at least three ballboys.

"At the direction of Chancellor Cantor, Bernie Fine’s employment with Syracuse University has been terminated, effective immediately," Syracuse University's senior vice president for public affairs, Kevin Quinn, said in a statement.

Syracuse Head Coach Jim Boeheim said "the university took the appropriate step" in dismissing Fine, his longtime right-hand man.

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