Rick Pitino's abortion coming back to haunt him

houtiger · Aug 5, 2010

Karen Sypher Convicted of extorsion:

8/05/2010

A Louisville (Ky.) jury returned a guilty verdict Thursday on all six counts against a woman who attempted to extort millions from Louisville men's basketball coach Rick Pitino.

The jury convicted Karen Sypher, 50, on charges that she threatened to reveal an affair she had had with Pitino, if he didn't pay her hush money. Sypher was also found guilty of charges that she lied to the FBI about the matter as well as falsely charging that Pitino had raped her, when he balked at paying.

Sypher could face as much as 26 years in prison. However, her attorney, Jim Earhart, told the Louisville Courier-Journal that he expected a sentence of seven to eight years, if she were convicted. She will be sentenced October 27.

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The jury deliberated for slightly more than five hours over two days. The trial lasted eight days.

"This was nothing more than a pure shakedown of Richard Pitino," Assistant U.S. attorney Marisa Ford told jurors in closing arguments Wednesday.

Defense attorney James Earhart told jurors Sypher had been "villainized" during the trial. He argued that the government's case proved that "rules don't apply to the privileged" like Pitino.
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bayareatiger · Aug 5, 2010

Yep, she's convicted, but ultimately dude will pay a FAR greater price.

As it should be.

On some level they actually deserved each other.

mctiger · Aug 5, 2010

Pitino said the sex lasted “15 seconds”
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At least he beat the shot clock. :lol:

OkieTigerTK · Aug 6, 2010

Pitino said the sex lasted “15 seconds”
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15 seconds? he's the one that should be charged with a crime!

bayareatiger · Aug 6, 2010

OkieTiger_KATT said: ↑

15 seconds? he's the one that should be charged with a crime!
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And to think his wife was actually jealous.

I wonder if she even had time to think to throw in a couple of obligatory moans. :rofl:

mctiger · Aug 6, 2010

OkieTiger_KATT said: ↑

15 seconds? he's the one that should be charged with a crime!
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15 seconds is a backcourt violation.

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Rick Pitino's abortion coming back to haunt him

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