"I am a victim still to this day. I am still continually being raped by the public, the media, the government especially." -- Karen Cunagin Sypher
"It was driven apparently by sheer greed," the judge said.
Case History
Here is what happened. In mid-April 2009, Sypher began calling news organizations with supposed details of her now well-known story -- that she was raped at Porcini restaurant in 2003 and aborted a baby that resulted from that encounter. Pitino then released a statement on what he called a criminal scheme. Pitino acknowledged he had sex once with Sypher, at the Porcini restaurant, but said it was consensual. Six days later, the FBI charged Sypher with extortion.
Commonwealth's Attorney Dave Stengel later ruled that her allegations were without merit.
For a year, Sypher maintained she was telling the truth and her extortion trial finally started in July of last year. After eight days of testimony, it took the jury just six hours to find her guilty.
Today's Sentence
Here is what happened. In mid-April 2009, Sypher began calling news organizations with supposed details of her now well-known story -- that she was raped at Porcini restaurant in 2003 and aborted a baby that resulted from that encounter. Pitino then released a statement on what he called a criminal scheme. Pitino acknowledged he had sex once with Sypher, at the Porcini restaurant, but said it was consensual. Six days later, the FBI charged Sypher with extortion.
Only later, in July 2009, did Sypher go to police and report the alleged attack -- only after she was charged with extortion, and six years after she says the rapes occurred. In the police interview, a police officer asked Sypher, "the question was why 6 years later?" She seemed indignant that he would even ask the question. She answered, "they kept throwing me crumbs to keep me happy."
When the tape of that police interview was made public, an angry Pitino had enough. He called a press conference.
"The university said 'don't say anything' and the authorities say 'don't say anything,' well enough's enough," Pitino said. "I am saying something. It's a lie. It's a 100 percent lie."
For a year, Sypher maintained she was telling the truth and her extortion trial finally started in July of last year. After eight days of testimony, it took the jury just six hours to find her guilty.
Today's Sentence
Today's sentence was the shortest possible sentence under federal sentencing guidelines. The Judge also ordered Sypher, 50, a former trade-show model and saleswoman, to serve two years of supervised release after she is let out of prison, during which she must have no contact with Pitino or other witnesses.
No Remorse
No Remorse
Sypher said last month, she still feels like she did nothing wrong.
"I am a victim still to this day," she said. "I am still continually being raped by the public, the media, the government especially."
Sources:
Sources:
●http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/mensbasketball/bigeast/2011-02-18-karen-sypher-sentencing_N.htm
●http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20110218/NEWS01/302180066/Karen-Sypher-s-sheer-greed-earns-her-87-months-prison-Rick-Pitino-extortion
●http://www.wave3.com/story/14057787/sypher-case-a-look-back
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That's a nice sentence!
OT but very important
http://www.dallasnews.com/news/community-news/denton-county/20110217-denton-county-jury-finds-charles-stobaugh-guilty-of-murdering-estranged-wife-as-final-divorce-decree-neared-in-2004.ece
Man found guilty of murder though there is no evidence the wife is dead.
"It was driven apparently by sheer greed," the judge said.
I hope this sets a precedent- every divorcing wife should take heed.
Funny, FRA, no big deal, FINANCIAL extortion... oooo, 7 years...
WTF is FRA is not Financial extortion turbocharged on steroids with a rocket up its ass???
Divorce with false DV is financial extortion
Few Americans outside of law enforcement are aware of the new "Culture of false rape accusations".
It is not only a perversion that American law enforcement has fostered a "culture of false rape accusations", it is also against the U.S constitution. Nowhere in the US constitution does it allow American law enforcement to mislead the public, and even "manufacture faulty and inflammatory agitation propaganda...NOWHERE!!!,
In fact we have "equal protection" clauses against it.
Its American law enforcement perversion that has fostered this now "Culture of false rape accusations", and it will be a "corrected" law enforcement that returns integrity to the rape accusation.
Victim my ass. A victim would not try to extort money from someone who supposedly raped her, she would be so pissed off about it that she would immediately go running to the police and have the person's butt put into prison.
A quick plug for the last by blogger Alcuin:
Terms of Feminist Abuse - Misogyny and Rape
"Sypher, 50, a former trade-show model and saleswoman"
a little less surprising, her looks dried up and she lost her entire "occupation" and has no other way to get money now, not to mention her obvious history of being entitled to other people's money just because she is female
"I am a victim still to this day," she said. "I am still continually being raped by the public, the media, the government especially."
shows EXACTLY how serious she considers rape if this is her basis for comparison, being convicted of a crime she is guilty of is just like being "raped" to her
7 years isn't bad, but is still actually pretty modest. O.J. Simpson is doing over thirty years just for stealing his own stuff!
The American gender-Raunch community, As a united whole; stand behind this little pigs right to try and exploit money for a false rape accusation.
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