The
investigation was led by Patricia Prezioso, a former New Jersey
assistant attorney general and Manhattan assistant district attorney and
a partner in the firm of McCusker, Anselmi, Rosen & Carvelli, P.C.,
of Florrham Park. She was assisted by Bruce S. Rosen, also a partner in
the firm and a former N.J. State Police detective.
Allegations that Jets defensive coordinator Dennis Thurman slapped a
patron at a Morristown, NJ, restaurant last month are "completely
baseless," according to a Florham Park law firm representing Thurman
that conducted an investigation of the allegation.
The
investigation included interviewing witnesses who were feet away in the
bar area at Pazzo Pazzo restaurant at the time that the incident
allegedly occurred, interviewing staff at the restaurant who were on
duty at the time Thurman was there, reviewing security camera footage,
examining the publicly available criminal history of the accuser, and
reviewing published photographs related to the incident that appear to
have been taken with a cellphone. The accuser's statements to police and
media outlets were also considered.
Thurman has decided against
pursuing civil or criminal remedies for the false accusations, the law
firm said in a press release it issued about its investigation. The
coach also expressed thanks to media outlets that questioned the
veracity of the charges, witnesses who came forward to provide
information, and his family and the Jets organization for supporting him
in this matter.
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