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Rick Pitino's accuser charged with false rape claim

By "eAdvocate"

12-8-2009 Kentucky:LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- The woman accused of trying to extort money from Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino was charged Wednesday with retaliating against the coach by falsely claiming he raped her.A federal grand jury in Louisville brought four new criminal charges against Karen Cunagin Sypher, including retaliation against a witness.The FBI, Louisville police and prosecutors have said there was no basis for her rape allegations. She said the coach raped her in a criminal complaint filed after she was indicted in May on charges of trying to extort money from Pitino.The grand jury also added two intent to extort charges and a second charge of lying to the FBI.The sordid case became public in April when Pitino said he had told the FBI that someone had tried to extort money from him...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Offender Issues, News, Recidivism and Studies on December 08, 2009 (boomark / email).