NewEnglandPatriotsFontPhillies Wont Honor Pete Rose After Statutory Rape Accusation. The Phillies announced in April that Pete Rose would be this years inductee into the Wall of Fame. HTB1FB3wHFXXXXXdXXXXq6xXFXXXJ/Custom-NFL-New-England-font-b-Patriots-b-font-font-b-Team-b-font-font-b.jpg' alt='New England Patriots Font' title='New England Patriots Font' />Rose, who played five seasons with the Phillies and is best known in Philly baseball lore for his catch of a dropped Bob Boone pop up in the World Series, would be honored at the teams annual Alumni Weekend the second weekend in August. Today, the Phillies said Rose wouldnt be honored at all. The team will not give out the Pete Rose bobbleheads it had planned for Friday, and Rose will not be on the field with other Phillies alumni. Heres what changed On Monday, a woman filed a sworn statement in federal court saying Rose had a sexual relationship with her before she turned 1. In 1. 97. 3, when I was 1. Flock%20New%20england%20patriots%20primary%20logo%202000-present%20iron%20on%20stickers%205.jpg' alt='New England Patriots Font' title='New England Patriots Font' />Boston News, Sports, Weather, Traffic and Bostons Best. The New England Patriots seem to operate at a different frequency than the rest of the NFL, keeping their biggest plans secret and making their biggest moves bold. Some people are fans of the New England Patriots. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the New England Patriots. This 2017 Deadspin NFL team preview is for. I received a phone call from Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds, the womanidentified as Jane Doesaid in the filing. Sometime after that, Pete Rose and I began meeting at a house in Cincinnati. It was at that house where, before my sixteenth birthday, Pete Rose began a sexual relationship with me. This sexual relationship lasted for several years. Pete Rose also met me in locations outside of Ohio where we had sex. In some ways, the news is not new. The statement was filed as part of a defamation lawsuit Rose filed against John Dowd, the lawyer who prepared a report into Roses gambling on baseball in 1. On a radio interview in 2. West Chester, Pennsylvanias WCHE 1. AM, Dowd said that Rose associate Michael Bertolini told us that he not only ran bets but ran young girls down at spring training, ages 1. Isnt that lovely So thats statutory rape every time you do that. Rose denied the allegations at the time, as did Bertolini, but they were out there when the Phillies announced hed be honored on the Wall of Fame. A woman saying Rose raped her when she was a teenager is a different situation than a third hand allegation, and multiple Phillies writers said the team shouldnt honor Rose this weekend. Amazingly, the press release announcing the cancelation quotes Roseon the situation While I am truly honored that the Phillies fans voted for me to be this years Wall of Fame inductee, I am concerned that other matters will overshadow the goodwill associated with Alumni Weekend, and I agree with the decision not to participate. No more Pete Rose tribute, as jointly decided by the Phillies and the man accused of having sex with underage girls. News, Sports, Weather, Traffic and the Best Of Houston. The New England Patriots are a professional American football team based in the Greater Boston region. Super Mario Rom Mame on this page. The Patriots compete in the National Football League NFL as a. Charlottes sportstalk station featuring CBS Sports and local team broadcasts. And of course its plastered in the New England quarterbacks TB12 logos.