Pitino Trial Begins
Louisville, KY – Opening statements in the trial of a woman charged with trying to extort University of Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino focused on sex at a restaurant and who may have lied about it.
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Assistant U.S. Attorney John Kuhn said in opening statements Monday morning that Karen Cunagin Sypher threatened to ruin Pitino’s reputation with false allegations of rape and forced abortion and has lied repeatedly as part of her scheme.
Sypher’s attorney, James Earhart, told jurors Pitino pulled strings and used his influence to cover up a sexual encounter with Sypher, and others had their own motives for manipulating his client.
Sypher is accused of demanding college tuition for her children, having her house paid off and $10 million for her silence.
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Posted: 7/27/10 1:50AM ET