Its no secret Pete Rose was and likely is still a degenerate gambler which is what caused him to be blackballed by MLB and banned for life.. Even so he was slowly rehabbing his image and had recently been on TV doing color commentary with Fox Sports.. The City of Philly was scheduled to induct him into their own Wall of Fame... Recently an individual involved in the investigation of Pete Rose by MLB claimed in a 2015 radio interview that Rose was a pedophile and had been arranging for underage girls 14-16 to be made available to him.. Rose apparently engaged in a war of words with John Dowd who was the investigator who headed up the gambling investigation that uncovered the accusations of Pete and the young girls up and including threats of a lawsuit.... Last week a female came forward via sworn statement claiming she was involved with Rose when she was under 16 (age of consent in Ohio at the time was 16) additionally she claimed she also had been with Rose in Florida during Spring Training (Age of Consent in FL at the time was 18) meaning Rose committed numerous counts of statutory rape and possibly sexual misconduct/molestation of a minor..
Quote from the sworn statement: "In 1973, when I was 14 or 15 years old, I received a phone call from Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds. 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."
Downside is Rose cant be held legally accountable as the statute of limitations has long expired on these accusations but it should permanently bury Rose as redeemable in any form or fashion.. No word if his job at Fox is in jeopardy but one can only imagine this is only a matter of time..