'Four of the players in the “Renate
Alumni” photo — Mr. Davis, Mr. Kane, Tim Gaudette and Don Urgo Jr. —
said in a statement that they had “never bragged about” sexual contact
or anything like that with Ms. Dolphin. The statement, issued by Jim
McCarthy, a public-relations representative, said the yearbook’s
“Renate” references “were intended to allude to innocent dates or dance
partners and were generally known within the community of people
involved for over 35 years.”
“These
comments,” the statement continued, “were never controversial and did
not impact ongoing relationships until The Times twisted and forced an
untrue narrative. This shabby journalism is causing egregious harm to
all involved, particularly our friend, and is simply beneath contempt.”'
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