Comments on: Bernie Fine will not be charged in child molestation case

By: powercorrupts2

powercorrupts2 — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 21:51:39 +0000

Just like Sandusky Fine should go to jail for life. Boeheim should have his wins vacated by the NCAA just like Paterno and Syracuse should get the death penalty. If they did it to Penn State,why not to Syracuse? No Tom Corbett involved in this case?

By: sailbum7

sailbum7 — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 21:29:50 +0000

The two who admitted to making up their stories should be sued into perpetual destitution for their actions. If it can be proven that the other two made up their stories as well, which is highly likely, thy should face the same fate. This was about nothing more than a handful of people seeing the big dollar signs they could extort in a settlement from the university by making these accusations. Unfortunately, things like this happen all too often. Unless the person accused is a public figure you never hear about it. These people have their lives destroyed, often by vindictive kids upset about not making a team or getting a bad grade. The university better come to the table with a very large check to compensate Fine for their unwarranted firing of him. They fired him without there being any evidence pointing to his guilt other than unsupported allegations of two brothers. They should have waited at least until a preliminary investigation was complete before taking action. What happened to Fine is a travesty and a reminder to all not to believe everything they hear and not the convict someone until the evidence has been presented.

By: dgkmojo

dgkmojo — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 19:27:20 +0000

Normally I wouldn’t comment on a story – but being as though this is linked to the main NBC news website I feel compelled to comment in order to clarify any misunderstanding a reader of this article may have.

Bernie Fine was never charged with the sexual abuse of Bobby Davis or Mike Lang. Because of state and federal statutes of limitations, he could not be charged with the sexual abuse of these boys (now men). He was charged with the abuse of two now men which did fall within the federal statute of limitations. Those two men have now admitted they lied. Just because they lied does not mean that Bobby Davis and/or Mike Lang lied. You will recall the taped telephone conversation with Bernie’s wife, Laurie, where she basically admitted that she was aware that Bernie had inappropriate sexual contact with Bobby. I think in light of that taped phone conversation, Syracuse had good reason to fire him. If they had not, and he later abused another boy, Syracuse would be in the same sad state as Penn – facing civil suits from the abused.

By: 32maniac

32maniac — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 18:31:00 +0000

The university should have put him on administrative leave.. either unpaid or paid. Isn’t that what usually happens in situations like this?

No, SU jumped the gun… an all-in approach just like all the other ‘head hunting’ going on about the same time across the country.

Yes, he is deserved something in the form of financial restitution. I think he should sue because we know the university will offer a low ball settlement.

Go for it Bernie!!

By: jimstaro

jimstaro — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 18:30:22 +0000

Good Luck Bernie!! Didn’t buy into this from the beginning and it started unraveling shortly after that! To bad he was treated the way he was but that’s the world we live in sad to say and even more so for those so called adults that do use that stature to abuse youngsters in any fashion and youngsters who are taught by what they observe in adults to bully their peers!!

By: alligatorbait

alligatorbait — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 18:07:35 +0000

Innocent until proven guilty? I don’t think that’s the way it works outside the confines of a courtroom.