Commonwealth attorney Dave Stengel will take no action against Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino due to Karen Sypher’s claims being “void of credibility” and lacking “any supporting evidence”. Stengel’s office released a statement today announcing it reviewed a videotape of Sypher’s complaint to the Louisville Metro Police Department sex offenses unit and conclude no action needed to be taken.

Here is the abridged story from the Louisville Courier-Journal, reported by Andrew Wolfson: 

After Sypher filed her complaint last week with the department, Pitino’s lawyer, Steve Pence, said her claims were “false and just another part of the fraud she has tried to perpetuate against” the coach and his family.

Sypher, 49, a former model and the estranged wife of Pitino’s equipment manager and assistant, was indicted in May on charges of extortion for allegedly having someone call Pitino in February and threaten to go public with allegations of “a criminal nature” against him.

An FBI agent said in a complaint that Sypher’s allegations concerned Pitino’s interactions with her in 2003, but the agent said her claims were not being detailed in the complaint because they were “suspect.”

In a statement, Pence said Monday that with Sypher “facing federal charges, she is now attempting to create a defense.”

He said Pitino has been interviewed by Louisville police, is cooperating with their investigation and has passed an independent polygraph examination “refuting” Sypher’s allegations.

U of L Athletic Director Tom Jurich issued a statement Tuesday night noting that Pitino had denied the allegations.

“In our eyes, he did not need to take a polygraph exam because we believe him,” the statement said. “However, we’re glad he did so he could refute the allegations, recognizing that they come from a person who is facing federal charges which include not being truthful. We will closely monitor the matter as it is handed through the legal system and will stand by Coach Pitino and his family during the process.”

Sypher read a statement to Louisville television stations Wednesday saying: “My family and I continue to stand strong together knowing I am still the victim. I remain constant in fighting for my truth to be told and for my children to know that the justice system does not work just for the rich and powerful, but also for the common citizen.”

Sypher’s lawyer, Thomas Clay, withdrew as her counsel last week, citing irreconcilable differences, and has not been replaced, according to federal court records.

Sypher’s cell phone number has been disconnected, and the newspaper was unable to reach her for comment.

The Courier-Journal has declined to report the nature of Sypher’s allegations in part because she didn’t report them to law enforcement at the time.

In a complaint filed April 23, the FBI said Sypher demanded that Pitino pay off her house, pay for her children’s college education, give her $3,000 a month in cash and buy her two cars of her choice. She has pleaded not guilty and no trial date has been set.

The man accused of making the calls for Sypher — Lester Goetzinger, 49 — was charged in June with aiding and abetting Sypher, but the government has proposed dropping the charge if Goetzinger completes a one-year pretrial diversion program.