In the wake of the sex abuse investigation, 65-year-old Bernie Fine has been terminated from his position as an assistant men's basketball coach on the Syracuse University staff on Sunday night according to a statement released by Kevin Quinn, the senior vice president for public affairs at Syracuse University. In fact, the statement says Syracuse basketball coach Bernie Fine who was in his 36th season at his alma mater has been “terminated, effective immediately.” "The events of the past week have shaken us all," Chancellor Cantor said in a statement Sunday. "No other witnesses came forward during the university investigation (in 2005), and those who felt they knew Bernie best could not imagine what has unfolded."
After former Syracuse ball boy Bobby Davis and his stepbrother, Mike Lang, accused him of harassing them, Bernie Fine was placed on administrative leave earlier this month. Along with ESPN and the Post-Standard, Syracuse police investigated Bobby Davis’ charges in 2003, and none of those outfits could confirm his story. Moreover, the university also examined the charges in 2005 and did not find anything to warrant a punishment of Bernie Fine. Interestingly, on Sunday, another alleged victim with claims against Bernie Fine was identified. Zack Tomaselli, 23, of Lewiston, Maine signed a statement providing the basis for a warrant used to search Bernie Fine's home Friday. Zach Tomaselli told Syracuse police on Wednesday that Bernie Fine molested him in 2002 in a Pittsburgh hotel room before a game against Pittsburgh when Tomaselli was 13. Bernie Fine has denied the allegations since they became public, calling them “patently false.”
Syracuse University fired assistant men’s basketball coach Bernie Fine on Sunday, November 27, 2011 due to allegations of sexual assaults
Bernie Fine was in his 36th season at Syracuse, the longest tenure by any assistant college basketball coach at the Division I level
Authorities conducted a search of Fine's home on Friday, and the U.S. Secret Service has also gotten involved
At this present, there are three sex accusers named Syracuse ball boy Bobby Davis, his stepbrother, Mike Lang and Zach Tomaselli, a resident of Maine accusing him of molesting them
Bernie Fine’s wife, Laurie Fine had concerns that her husband had molested a boy in their home after a taped conversation between Bobby Davis and her was released
Syracuse ball boy Bobby Davis, 39 along with his stepbrother, Mike Lang, 45, accused Bernie of harassing them
Zack Tomaselli, the third accuser
Syracuse Basketball Coach Bernie Fine Fired and His Wife’s Reactions
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