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FORT MYERS, Fla. - The last thing the Minnesota Twins needed this spring as
they try to rebound from a disastrous 2011 season was a major distraction.
But they appear to have one brewing after reports surfaced that Carl Pavano,
the team's Opening Day starter, is the target of an alleged extortion attempt
by a former high school classmate that has resulted in a police investigation.
Police in Southington, Conn., where Pavano grew up, have filed a search
warrant affidavit that claims the classmate, Christian Bedard, threatened to
reveal a three-year "emotional and physical relationship" with Pavano while
both were teenagers unless he was given a navy blue Range Rover with tan
leather.
The affidavit, first reported by Record-Journal of Meriden, says that the
alleged extortion threats were made in a Facebook message to Pavano's sister,
Michelle DeGennaro. DeGennaro filed a police complaint in December. According
to the affidavit, DeGennaro said that Bedard, 36, was, "attempting to extort
monetary funds for his fabricated, false information" and that he believes he
can hold the Pavano
Pavano的高中同學Bedard(not that one)宣稱兩人過去有三年的同性戀關係，
於是向Pavano進行勒索。