Now it’s about to get real interesting.
USA Today reports that Laurie Fine, the wife of former Syracuse assistant basketball coach Bernie Fine, is suing ESPN for libel. She is announcing the suit in a press conference in Geneva, N.Y. now.
Laurie Fine’s lawyers gave a copy of the complaint to USA Today. According to the suit, Mrs. Fine says ESPN falsely accused her of:
• Creating a space in which children could be sexually molested in secret;
• Witnessing her husband sexually molest children, but not doing anything to
stop it;
• Knowingly permitting the sexual molestation of children in her home;
• Telling (former ballboy) Robert Davis that she knew her husband was sexually molesting him;
• Having adulterous sex with Robert Davis while he was still in high school;
• Betraying Robert Davis’ trust by not protecting him from sexual molestation;
• Having adulterous and dysfunctional sexual relationships with Syracuse basketball team players over the course of many years.
ESPN spokesman Mike Soltys said: “We haven’t had an opportunity to review the complaint. We stand by our reporting.”
More to come.