DA to address sex abuse claims against NY ex-coach
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) -- An upstate New York district attorney will speak publicly about claims a former Syracuse University assistant basketball coach molested boys.
A federal investigation is continuing into accusations Bernie Fine sexually abused three boys, including two former ballboys.
Fine has denied the claims. He was fired Nov. 27 after a Maine man came forward to say he was abused as a boy and an audiotape was aired in which a woman identified as Fine's wife told one of the accusers she knew what went on.
Onondaga (ahn-uhn-DAH'-gah) County District Attorney William Fitzpatrick says he'll speak to the media Wednesday. A spokesman declined to comment Tuesday.
The accusations against Fine once appeared to threaten the job of Hall of Fame coach Jim Boeheim (BAY'-hym), who has said he's unaware of any abuses.
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