Bill Conlin reportedly resigns amid child-molestation charges, Deadspin reported Tuesday that iconic Philadelphia Daily News sportswriter Bill Conlin had resigned amid charges of child molestation. Nancy Phillips of the city’s rival Philadelphia Inquirer broke the story, according to Deadspin.

Conlin, who has covered golf and other sports since joining the Daily News in 1965, had reportedly hired a lawyer and intended to fight the charges, Deadspin said. Conlin and Phillips did not immediately respond to requests for comments. Mark Block, a spokesperson for the parent company of both Philadelphia papers, declined to comment until he did "more fact-checking." Block also would not confirm or deny an NBC 10 report that Conlin had retired and not resigned.

Conlin received the National Baseball Hall of Fame’s J.G. Taylor Spink Award, a lifetime achievement award for baseball writers, in July. More to come as this unfortunate story unfolds.

via : examiner