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Catholic College Hiring Basketball Coach Rick Pitino – Who Admitted Enabling An Abortion

Catholic College Hiring Basketball Coach Rick Pitino – Who Admitted Enabling An Abortion

Iona College, a Catholic school in New Rochelle, New York, has just hired scandal-ridden Rick Pitino as its new basketball coach. Pitino, fired by Louisville in 2017 amid allegations of multiple recruiting violations, testified in open court in 2010 that he paid $3,000 to a woman he'd committed adultery with so that she could get health insurance that would enable her to get an abortion. He also testified that he or an assistant coach found an abortion clinic in Cincinnati for her, and that the

Iona College, a Catholic school in New Rochelle, New York, has just hired scandal-ridden Rick Pitino as its new basketball coach. Pitino, fired by Louisville in 2017 amid allegations of multiple recruiting violations, testified in open court in 2010 that he paid $3,000 to a woman he'd committed adultery with so that she could get health insurance that would enable her to get an abortion. He also testified that he or an assistant coach found an abortion clinic in Cincinnati for her, and that the…

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