Rick Pitino claims Extortion.

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Karen Sypher:
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(the one on the left, in case anyone is a moron)
 
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"University of Louisville men's basketball coach Rick Pitino told police that he had consensual sex with Karen Cunagin Sypher at a Louisville restaurant where he'd been drinking on Aug. 1, 2003.


He also told police that he later gave Sypher $3,000 to have an abortion, according to Louisville Metro Police.

But Pitino denied Sypher's allegations that he raped her at Porcini, after the restaurant closed, and again a few weeks later at a different location, police records show. And prosecutors who have reviewed Sypher's claims say Pitino won't be charged."

Pitino told police he had consensual sex with Sypher | courier-journal.com | The Courier-Journal


Been waiting for this to be public for awhile now, along with everyone who was not stupid enough to believe otherwise.
 
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So Pitino is getting it on in a closed restaurant with this person who later marries his strength coach who is still working for Pitino. Wild and crazy stuff.
 
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Vercingetorix said:
Man. Good thing UK would never employ a basketball coach who would drink too much and screw around.
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I know right? One likes to drink and screw the wives of his staff, and the other likes to drink and screw barely legal co-eds in lexington even a month after he was fired. Somehow I see a good joke punchline beginning here.

Pitino, Gillispie, Andy Kennedy, and Pearl walk into a bar.....
 
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So Rick Pitino,a Black American Express card and a broken condom walk into a bar..

stop me if you have heard this one before.
 
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and it's not over yet:

Report on extortion case: Rick Pitino admits to sex - ESPN

video linked in their too; but here's the article:

Louisville coach Rick Pitino told police that he had consensual sex with and paid for an abortion for the woman who has been charged with trying to extort him, the Louisville Courier-Journal reported on Tuesday.

Karen Cunagin Sypher was federally charged in April with demanding cars, tuition for her children and finally $10 million. Police interviewed Pitino, who is married, regarding the incident last month, and according to the newspaper, he said that he gave the woman $3,000 to have an abortion.

Police records obtained by the Courier-Journal show that Pitino said he had sex with the then Karen Cunagin at a Louisville restaurant where he had been drinking on Aug. 1, 2003. He denied Cunagin Sypher's allegations that he raped her at the restaurant and then again later at a different location.

Pitino told police that Cunagin Sypher called him about two weeks after the initial encounter and said that she was pregnant. They arranged to meet at the condominium of Louisville strength coach Tim Sypher, whom she did not know at that time but would later marry.

According to the police report, Pitino told her that he had five children and she had four, and that he didn't know what he wanted to do. Pitino said Cunagin Sypher had decided to get an abortion but claimed to not have health insurance. Pitino then gave her the $3,000. He told police that the two did not have sex at the condo or at any other location.

According to the report, Cunagin Sypher married Tim Sypher about six months later and, though she saw Pitino at team events, he claims there was never "any strange behavior." Cunagin Sypher and Tim Sypher are now estranged and divorce proceedings have been initiated.

The criminal complaint said Tim Sypher brought Pitino a written list of demands from his wife, including college tuition for her children, two cars, money to pay off her house and $3,000 per month. The demands later escalated to $10 million, the complaint said. Tim Sypher has not been charged in the case.

Cunagin Sypher reported the alleged rapes on July 9, about two months after she was indicted for extortion and lying to the FBI.

Sgt. Andy Abbott, the commander of the police department's sex offense unit, asked Cunagin Sypher during one interview why she waited until after she was indicted on the extortion charge to report her allegations.

She gave varying answers, according to transcripts, saying she wanted to forget about it, then that Pitino threatened her and finally that "they kept throwing crumbs to keep me happy." She didn't say what they were, the newspaper reported.

Abbott asked Cunagin Sypher in the interview why she was coming forward now, only after she was charged.

"Because ... where we are, it seems like retaliation," Abbott said.

"I know it does," Cunagin Sypher responded.

Cunagin Sypher told police she met Pitino at the restaurant and asked him to speak to her sons on the phone, which he did. She said the place's owner gave Pitino the keys at the end of the night and asked him to lock up when he left. She alleged that Pitino then forced himself on her.

In one of her interviews, Cunagin Sypher did not disclose that there was a witness to the event at the restaurant, Vinnie Tatum, an executive assistant to Pitino. According to Abbott's report, Tatum said he didn't see what happened but heard "only the sounds of two people that seemed to be enjoying themselves during a sexual encounter."

Louisville commonwealth's attorney David Stengel declined to prosecute the case in July.

Steven Pence, Pitino's lawyer, told ESPN.com Tuesday night that there is no reason why Pitino would take a leave of absence in light of the information from his client's police interview being made public.

"I can't see any reason why the coach would take a leave of absence for being victimized by a woman like this," Pence said. "He doesn't deserve to be punished for something he hasn't done. I can see no reason why he would take a leave of absence when he was being extorted. He has done nothing illegal."

Kenny Klein, assistant athletic director in charge of communications at Louisville, added that Pitino hasn't made any suggestion that he would leave the program. He said that athletic director Tom Jurich and the administration are behind Pitino.

Jurich said in a statement that "Coach Pitino has been truthful with us about this matter all along and we stand by him and his family during this process."

Louisville University president James Ramsey said his thoughts were with Pitino and his family.

"Several months ago Coach Pitino informed me about the alleged extortion attempt. I've now been informed that there may be other details which, if true, I find surprising," he said in a statement.

Pitino hired longtime friend Ralph Willard, former head coach at Holy Cross, to be his top assistant in June. But Klein said there was no indication when Willard was hired that he would take over for Pitino on an interim basis.

Pence told ESPN.com that Pitino's involvement in the case would only be for one day when he is called as a witness, adding that there will not be any legal burden on Pitino during the trial. The date of the trial is still pending.

"The coach is a witness," Pence said. "He's not subject to any penalty. He's not reporting to a probation officer. He's a witness. He'll show up one time and that will be it. This is not Pitino vs. Sypher. It's the United States government vs. Sypher."

At least one coach close to Pitino told ESPN.com Tuesday night that there was no reason to believe Pitino would step away from coaching.

"We will have this tried in court," Pence said. "We're not going to address the facts in this case until the time is right and that time right now is a pending federal trial."

Pitino isn't expected to make any public statements on the matter until he is in court.

Pitino is Catholic and brings along close friend and spiritual adviser, the Rev. Edward Bradley -- a priest in Henderson, Ky. -- on many team trips. Bradley often prays with the team before games and is a fixture near the Louisville bench.

There was no answer late Tuesday at the priest's office where he also lives.

Neither Sypher nor her attorney, James Earhart, immediately returned calls from The Associated Press seeking comment. Earhart told the Courier-Journal he hadn't received the records and couldn't comment.

The newspaper obtained the records under the Kentucky Open Records Act.

The case became public in April when Pitino released a statement saying someone had tried to extort him. Pitino said he reported it to the FBI, and Sypher surrendered to authorities a few days later when she was named in a criminal complaint. At the time, several media outlets declined to air interviews with Sypher about allegations against Pitino because they were personal and unsubstantiated.

Pitino just finished his eighth season with the Cardinals, leading Louisville to a 31-6 record and the Big East regular-season and tournament titles. The Cardinals lost to Michigan State in the regional finals of the NCAA tournament.

Pitino has coached two NBA teams. He went 90-74 with the New York Knicks from 1987 to 1989 and 102-146 with the Celtics from 1997 to 2001.
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Vinnie Tatum, an executive assistant to Pitino. According to Abbott's report, Tatum said he didn't see what happened but heard "only the sounds of two people that seemed to be enjoying themselves during a sexual encounter."

guess Spyher's didn't have a friend for Vinnie, so he was the third wheel, and had to listen in...
 
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vol_in_il said:
how's he too know that Pitino had sex with her before they met..
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Pitino told police that Cunagin Sypher called him about two weeks after the initial encounter and said that she was pregnant. They arranged to meet at the condominium of Louisville strength coach Tim Sypher, whom she did not know at that time but would later marry.
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This doesn't prove he knew but it's a pretty good indication. And even if he didn't know at the time....

The criminal complaint said Tim Sypher brought Pitino a written list of demands from his wife, including college tuition for her children, two cars, money to pay off her house and $3,000 per month. The demands later escalated to $10 million, the complaint said. Tim Sypher has not been charged in the case.
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I mean, really, how smart do you have to be? This was a situation that just screams bad news.
 
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This is just the tip of the iceburg. Things are going to get worse for Pitino. Far, far worse.
 
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First, wow, you would think he would be able to do much better than that. Although, she could be a really dirty whore.

Second...... do you think he is out of Luhvul hat?
 
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OrangeEmpire said:
First, wow, you would think he would be able to do much better than that. Although, she could be a really dirty whore.

Second...... do you think he is out of Luhvul hat?
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I'd be surprised if they fired him. The 'Ville administration is in an absolute no win situation. I can't believe how horribly Pitino and his advisors handled this. They had to know this would come out if they went to the Feds. They should have simply told her they weren't paying her and let her expose the affair if she so wished.
 
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OrangeEmpire said:
I have heard conflicting reports, did or did she not have an abortion paid for by Pitino?
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It's a matter of semantics. She told Pitino she had no health insurance and needed an abortion. Pitino's camp is saying the 3K was for health insurance. You connect the dots.
 
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