Sex Scandals in Sports
A bizarre sexual harassment lawsuit has been filed against Knicks star Eddie Curry, with his male former driver, David Kuchinsky, claiming the NBA player showed him his private parts and telling him to "touch it", called him racist names and also pointed a loaded gun at him. Click through for more of sports' sex scandals.
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Soccer star Ronaldo testified before a state judge in September on the case involving his encounter with three cross-dressing prostitutes in April. Ronaldo, who has filed fraud charges against one of the prostitutes, denies claims that he had sex with the prostitutes and used drugs.
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Formula One boss Max Mosley won a vote of confidence in June from the sport's governing body despite accusations that he took part in an alleged Nazi-style orgy with five prostitutes. British tabloid News of the World, which published the lurid report on Mosley, lost a privacy invasion lawsuit and was ordered to pay him $120,000 in damages.
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In June, middle school teacher Julie Pritchett was accused of having sex with members of a high school baseball team in Alabama. She faces 20 years in jail if convicted.
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In 2001, Gold Club owner Steve Kaplan pleaded guilty to racketeering, but the trial was remembered for the high-profile athletes that took the stand. Ex-NBA star Patrick Ewing and MLB star Andruw Jones were two of the clients who detailed their sexual incidents.
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Kobe Bryant, right, faced a sexual assault case in 2003 when a woman alleged that the NBA star raped her in a hotel room. A judge dismissed all charges against him in 2004, and Bryant publicly apologized for the affair with his wife Vanessa, pictured, by his side.
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Sportscaster Marv Albert, here with his wife Heather Faulkiner, pleaded guilty to misdemeanor assault and battery in 1997 after a former lover accused him of biting her 15 times and sodomizing her. Albert was given a 12-month suspended sentence.
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Former Alabama football coach Mike DuBose admitted in August 1999 that he had had an affair with his executive secretary. DuBose reached an out-of-court settlement in the sexual harassment case which paid the woman over $300,000.
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The night before the Falcons met the Broncos in Super Bowl XXXIII, Eugene Robinson was arrested for soliciting an undercover police officer posing as a prostitute. Robinson started the game for Atlanta, but was widely criticized for his poor play.
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Besides alleged steroid use, Roger Clemens has recently made headlines for his alleged adultery. The Rocket allegedly had a relationship with country music star Mindy McCready as well as the ex-wife of golfer John Daly.
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But the shock comes when you realize that this lawsuit was actually filed by a dude: Curry's former driver, David Kuchinsky.
If the man-on-man harassment case didn't grab your attention at first glance, then maybe some of the details will.
From the NY Post, naturally:
The stunning court papers claim Curry, a married father of three, repeatedly approached chauffeur David Kuchinsky "in the nude," allegedly telling him, "Look at me, Dave, look" and "Come and touch it, Dave."I have just one word to describe this: insanity. But believe it or not, it actually gets worse.
Curry also made Kuchinsky perform "humiliating tasks outside the scope of his employment, such as cleaning up and removing dirty towels [Curry had ejaculated into] so that his wife would not see them," the Manhattan federal court suit says.
Kuchinsky, who is straight and Jewish, also alleges racial discrimination, saying that Curry hurled slurs at him including "f---ing Jew," "cracker," "white slave," "white devil" and "grandmaster of the KKK."
Seriously, these are some pretty crazy accusations, and in light of the fact that Kuchinsky is only seeking around $98,000 in damages, it makes it even crazier. (Update: Make that $98K in unpaid wages plus $5 million in damages.)
Oh, did I forget to include the part about the gun? My bad, here you go:
Kuchinsky further claims in his suit that Curry pointed a "fully loaded" gun at him on at least two separate occasions to keep him from complaining about his treatment.Of course, we have no way of proving that any of this happened as the plaintiff said it did, but my Lord, if I were Curry I would have just paid the man and been on my way. Regardless, it appears that Curry's lawyer is doing as much as possible to call the plaintiff's credibility into question:
"Look, I have one in the chamber," Curry allegedly said.
Curry took a chance on hiring Kuchinsky despite a criminal record that includes a three-year prison sentence for a 1992 burglary in New Jersey. He also got three years' probation in a 2004 resisting-arrest case in the Garden State, records show.Preposterous? Sure. Out of the question? Well, that one's not as easy of an answer. The whole thing sounds ridiculous, but the fact that Curry's driver is willing to go on the record about all of this makes it at least plausible. Which, for Eddy Curry, has to be at the very least a huge embarrassment, whether the accusations turn out to be true or not.
"It's shocking that Eddy opened his home to a convicted felon out of prison, and gave him a job when he couldn't find a job, and this is what comes out of it," she said. "The entire thing is preposterous."
[via a Tweet from J.E. Skeets]
Note: Portions of this post have been edited in light of the plaintiff's $5 million request for damages.
Comments (Page 1 of 7)
thats what happen when you are kind to people...they take your kindness for weakness...stay strong eddie and keep your head up cause you are a strong black man.
I don't believe it for any of it for one second. There's no way ANYONE would continue working if the conditions were the way Kuchinsky describes them. In fact, I'm guessing a normal person would call the police if anyone had pointed a loaded gun at them. This guy needs to be sent back to jail for attempting to shake down Eddie in an attempt to make a quick buck.
Umm, yeah. As a young black man that knows other young black men, Eddy Curry is know ones hero. Doesn't really matter what race you are. Only "hero" you can find on the new york knicks is Nate Robinson and that may be for shorter people. Think before you post next time.
I believe it. I went to High School with this caveman, and I always knew he was racist. Now, gay...I never knew that!
Sleazy people seem to find each other.
Come on now people.....the mitigating factor here is that this guy was a convicted felon. That fact that he is Jewish has nothing to do with the situation. Can we please keep the racial/religious hate mongering out of it!
One thing to consider is that maybe the guy stayed around because being a convicted felon he knew whe would not have a chance at a decent jopb anywhere else.....I doubt it......but it is a possibility.
That's hot.
just because he is jewish it has nothing to do with his choice making or who he is. he is who he is because he is an asshole. not because of religion you ignorant prick
Who knows what happened? He could have been afraid to report what happened, if it is true that he was threatened with a loaded gun. Also, being an ex felon, he could have been reluctant to quit because he would have had a hard time finding another job. And maybe the employer took advantages of his fears and continued the abuse. It depends on what perspective you are looking at the situation from.
I agree - I've taken a lot of shit for a lot less money. When you're part of a "stars" entourage ya know some of 'em are on a power trip half the time. Laughing it off or putting up with it is something many do to keep the "boss" happy. I can believe it in general - nothing new under the sun - this specific case has to be proven where it should be - court.
Come on guys. Sometimes when theres smoke theres fire. I've meet some guys at the GYM that think they got the goods and want all to know it.
ted affraid my ass. if you believe that i have a bridge for you to buy
Harley, a threat made by a man with a loaded gun wouldn't concern you? Plus it would be one man's word against another if he reported it. Stop and think.
Also, your post might have more credibility if the words were spelled correctly and you didn't use crude expressions, insults and banalities. (You can look that last one up in your Funk & Wagnalls .)
harley, YOU are a COMPLETE MORON!! Pull up your pants and get off mommy's computer
If it was your son/daughter would race be an issue? that's what wrong with america ethnicity and race play a huge part of hatred towards each other. just because he's jewish, the harassment never happened? imagine your son saying that it happened to him
that's what. thats what the court system is for to decide who's right and who's wrong.
How do you know he didnt do it?
LISTEN UP BLACK PEOPLE IT"S NOT OK TO BE A RACIST OR HOMOPHOBIC BECAUSE YOU ARE BLACK. It doesn't give you any special "hate right". The most rasict people I have ever met have been black people. My wife is black and I have heard dozens of disgusting comments hurled at us by black people because we are interracial. We have a black president and time to grow up and stop sounding like a fool. I'm sick of minorities thinking they get to be racist and homophobic because their parents were. I think you are jealous of Jewish people because they have made so much progress and done so much with so little. I bet you wish you were Jewish maybe then you would have some class!!!! As a non-religious person I have learned tolerence for a lot of stupid behavior, but I can't ignore the magnitute of stupidity you barfed out onto the internet. I hope you don't have any kids so you worthless ideas die with you. you should go to Israel and talk some of that crap, I would love to hear about how some 15 year old girl kicked you ass.
THAT YOU PRINT THIS GARBAGE WITHOUT ONE SHRED OF EVIDENCE SHOWS THAT YOU ARE NOT A JOURNALIST BUT A SEWER RAVAGING PIECE OF SCUM
when i worked for the james river corp in kalamazoo mi i was constantly being called a jew by my fellow workers i was eventually fired. Funny thing about it was im not jewish, they thought i was for some reason and didnt like me cause of it,
dumb people
SOUNDS ABOUT RIGHT FROM THE LOOK OF HIS FACE.