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Pete Rose accused of statutory rape during baseball career

Pete Rose has already been branded a gambler and liar and has been banned from MLB for life, but now he is facing a much more serious and disturbing allegation.

During an interview with 1520 WCHE in West Chester, Pa. on July 14, John Dowd, the man who investigated Rose for the gambling accusations that led to his lifetime ban in 1989, claimed he was told that Rose used to regularly commit statutory rape during his playing and managerial days.

Dowd was asked on the show whether he finds Rose likable and whether he feels he can see inside Rose’s soul.