Thursday, March 15, 2012

Syracuse puts Fine on leave after police inquiry

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Syracuse Chancellor Nancy Cantor vowed Friday that the school will not turn a blind eye to child molesting allegations against a longtime assistant basketball coach that resurfaced just two weeks after the Penn State scandal.

The school placed Fine on administrative leave Thursday night "in light of the new allegations" and an investigation by the Syracuse City Police.

ESPN said the accusations were made by two former ball boys.

Bobby Davis, now 39, told ESPN that Fine allegedly molested him beginning in 1984 and that the sexual contact continued until he was around 27. A ball boy for six years, Davis told ESPN the alleged abuse occurred at Fine's …

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