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Clemens: Ex-Trainer Lied in '01 Rape Case

Posted Jan 9, 08 12:28 PM CST in Sports 

(Newser) – Roger Clemens' personal trainer was involved in a 2001 rape investigation in which police believed he lied, the Orlando Sentinel reports. The Rocket, in his defamation suit filed against Brian McNamee on Sunday, points to the incident as an example of further dishonesty on the part of the trainer who accuses Clemens of steroid use.

Police reports state witnesses saw McNamee having sex in a hotel pool with a woman later found to have ingested a date-rape drug, a charge he denied when police arrived. The woman involved said she did not give McNamee permission to have sex with her, according to police documents. No charges were filed, but the allegation ended McNamee's tenure with the Yankees.

Source Orlando Sentinel

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Roger Clemens, right, chats with strength coach Brian McNamee at the Houston Astros minor league baseball mini camp in Kissimmee, Fla., in this Feb. 27, 2006 file photo. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)   (Associated Press)
Roger Clemens answers a question during a news conference about alleged steroid use Monday, Jan. 7, 2008 in Houston. Clemens has filed a defamation suit against his former trainer, Brian McNamee, who...   (Associated Press)
Former trainer Brian McNamee is shown at the Houston Astros minor league baseball mini camp in Kissimmee, Fla., in this Feb. 27, 2006 file photo. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)   (Associated Press)
Roger Clemens listens as an audio tape is played during a news conference about his alleged steroid use Monday, Jan. 7, 2008 in Houston. Clemens has filed a defamation suit against his former trainer,...   (Associated Press)
Roger Clemens, left, throws alongside strength coach Brian McNamee at the Houston Astros minor league baseball mini camp in Kissimmee, Fla., in this Feb. 27, 2006 file photo. (AP Photo/Steven Senne,...   (Associated Press)
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