SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) ? A prosecutor frustrated over his inability to get records from police about an investigation into a Syracuse University assistant basketball coach accused of molesting ball boys now has a subpoena.
Onondaga County District Attorney William Fitzpatrick said that police have yet to honor a subpoena seeking records about the investigation into Bernie Fine. He said that when that subpoena was delivered to police Monday, it was greeted with an obscenity.
"I've never seen this happen in my history with the DA's office," Fitzpatrick told the Post-Standard of Syracuse about the lack of police cooperation.
But he added: "The records are going to be provided."
Two former ball boys have claimed they were molested more than 25 years ago by Fine, who is on paid leave from the university.
Fine says the charges are "patently false." Fine, who is in his 36th season as an assistant to Hall of Fame coach Jim Boeheim, has asked for a quick review, and expressed confidence he would be vindicated.
Fitzpatrick says he took the unusual step of getting a subpoena from a judge after police refused requests for information since Thursday, when ESPN reported the allegations.
Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner released a statement Monday saying no information would be shared until police complete their investigation.
"The Syracuse Police Department will not be releasing information about the investigation to the media or any other entity in a piecemeal fashion," Miner said.
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