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02-11-2009, 02:48 PM
Lawsuit alleges former All-Star Roberto Alomar has AIDS
PA Sports Ticker
Published: Wednesday, February 11, 2009
NEW YORK -- Former All-Star second baseman Roberto Alomar has full-blown AIDS and insisted on having unprotected sex, his ex-girlfriend charged in a lawsuit, according to a report by the New York Daily News early Wednesday morning.
The claim is being made by Ilyna Dall, 31, who said she lived with the former Toronto Blue Jays and New York Mets star for three years, according to the report.
In papers filed in state and federal court, Dall said Alomar finally was tested in January 2006 while suffering from a cough, fatigue and shingles, the Daily News reported.
"The test results of him being HIV-positive was given to him and the plaintiff on or about February 6, 2006," the $15-million negligence suit read.
Soon after, the couple went to see a disease specialist, who discovered a mass in the retired second baseman's chest, the court papers stated.
Alomar's skin had turned purple, he was foaming at the mouth and a spinal tap "showed he had full-blown AIDS," the suit said.
Alomar, 41, was a major factor in the Toronto Blue Jays back-to-back World Series titles in 1992 and 1993. He uit baseball over health issues in 2005, was unable to be reached by the Daily News for comment.
His lawyer, Charles Bach, would not say whether Alomar is HIV-positive.
"We believe this is a totally frivolous lawsuit. These allegations are baseless," Bach told the newspaper. "He's healthy and would like to keep his health status private."
Alomar's father, Mets bench coach Sandy Alomar Sr., said the claims were news to him.
"That's the first time we ever heard of that," he told the Daily News from Puerto Rico. "I imagine I would know [if he had a serious ailment]."
Dall, a mother of two who has run a massage spa in Queens, New York, would not discuss the suit.
"I have no comment," she told the newspaper, referring inquiries to her lawyer, Anthony Piacentini, who also declined to comment.
The suit was filed January 30 in Queens Supreme Court. Roberto Alomar had it transferred to Brooklyn Federal Court on Tuesday, the News reported.
The court papers outline the couple's relationship, starting in 2002. A month after they began dating, Roberto Alomar convinced Dall to have unprotected sex and assured her he was disease-free, the suit alleged.
Dall said she noticed cold sores in his mouth in 2004. The following year, after a physical exam ordered by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, he was diagnosed with thrombocytopenia purpura, a blood disorder sometimes linked to HIV, she claimed.
The doctor told him to have an HIV test and he refused, she said, stating he had been tested and was AIDS-free.
In April 2005, Roberto Alomar told Dall he was suffering from erectile dysfunction and confided "he was raped by two Mexican men after playing a ballgame in New Mexico or a Southwestern state when he was 17," the suit said.
It went on to say that around the same time, Roberto Alomar developed a persistent cough and was bedridden with extreme fatigue. He developed thrush, a yeast infection, and was told by a doctor to take an HIV test -- but refused, Dall claimed.
"I don't have HIV," he told her repeatedly, the suit charged.
A few months later, the couple moved to Cleveland, where Alomar supposedly tested positive. Dall claimed that after she learned Roberto Alomar had AIDS, she tested negative and no longer had unprotected sex with him.
They broke up last October.
She is demanding at least $15-million in punitive damages, claiming Roberto Alomar caused her emotional distress and exposed her children to the virus.
"He jeopardized the health, well-being and life of the plaintiff, which caused her to have a fear of contracting AIDS, often referred to as AIDS phobia," the suit said, according to the News.
Considered one of baseball's greatest second basemen, Roberto Alomar was embroiled in a controversy in 1996 for spitting in the face of umpire John Hirschbeck.
The incident prompted fellow umpire Al Clark to say, "If I were John, I'd insist that Robbie Alomar take an AIDS test."
A career .300 hitter, Roberto Alomar recorded 210 home runs, 1,134 RBI and 474 stolen bases in 2,379 games with the San Diego Padres, Toronto Blue Jays, Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Indians, Mets, Chicago White Sox and Arizona Diamondbacks from 1988-2004. A 12-time All-Star, he won 10 Gold Gloves and was named the MVP of the American League Championship Series in 1992.
PA Sports Ticker
Published: Wednesday, February 11, 2009
NEW YORK -- Former All-Star second baseman Roberto Alomar has full-blown AIDS and insisted on having unprotected sex, his ex-girlfriend charged in a lawsuit, according to a report by the New York Daily News early Wednesday morning.
The claim is being made by Ilyna Dall, 31, who said she lived with the former Toronto Blue Jays and New York Mets star for three years, according to the report.
In papers filed in state and federal court, Dall said Alomar finally was tested in January 2006 while suffering from a cough, fatigue and shingles, the Daily News reported.
"The test results of him being HIV-positive was given to him and the plaintiff on or about February 6, 2006," the $15-million negligence suit read.
Soon after, the couple went to see a disease specialist, who discovered a mass in the retired second baseman's chest, the court papers stated.
Alomar's skin had turned purple, he was foaming at the mouth and a spinal tap "showed he had full-blown AIDS," the suit said.
Alomar, 41, was a major factor in the Toronto Blue Jays back-to-back World Series titles in 1992 and 1993. He uit baseball over health issues in 2005, was unable to be reached by the Daily News for comment.
His lawyer, Charles Bach, would not say whether Alomar is HIV-positive.
"We believe this is a totally frivolous lawsuit. These allegations are baseless," Bach told the newspaper. "He's healthy and would like to keep his health status private."
Alomar's father, Mets bench coach Sandy Alomar Sr., said the claims were news to him.
"That's the first time we ever heard of that," he told the Daily News from Puerto Rico. "I imagine I would know [if he had a serious ailment]."
Dall, a mother of two who has run a massage spa in Queens, New York, would not discuss the suit.
"I have no comment," she told the newspaper, referring inquiries to her lawyer, Anthony Piacentini, who also declined to comment.
The suit was filed January 30 in Queens Supreme Court. Roberto Alomar had it transferred to Brooklyn Federal Court on Tuesday, the News reported.
The court papers outline the couple's relationship, starting in 2002. A month after they began dating, Roberto Alomar convinced Dall to have unprotected sex and assured her he was disease-free, the suit alleged.
Dall said she noticed cold sores in his mouth in 2004. The following year, after a physical exam ordered by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, he was diagnosed with thrombocytopenia purpura, a blood disorder sometimes linked to HIV, she claimed.
The doctor told him to have an HIV test and he refused, she said, stating he had been tested and was AIDS-free.
In April 2005, Roberto Alomar told Dall he was suffering from erectile dysfunction and confided "he was raped by two Mexican men after playing a ballgame in New Mexico or a Southwestern state when he was 17," the suit said.
It went on to say that around the same time, Roberto Alomar developed a persistent cough and was bedridden with extreme fatigue. He developed thrush, a yeast infection, and was told by a doctor to take an HIV test -- but refused, Dall claimed.
"I don't have HIV," he told her repeatedly, the suit charged.
A few months later, the couple moved to Cleveland, where Alomar supposedly tested positive. Dall claimed that after she learned Roberto Alomar had AIDS, she tested negative and no longer had unprotected sex with him.
They broke up last October.
She is demanding at least $15-million in punitive damages, claiming Roberto Alomar caused her emotional distress and exposed her children to the virus.
"He jeopardized the health, well-being and life of the plaintiff, which caused her to have a fear of contracting AIDS, often referred to as AIDS phobia," the suit said, according to the News.
Considered one of baseball's greatest second basemen, Roberto Alomar was embroiled in a controversy in 1996 for spitting in the face of umpire John Hirschbeck.
The incident prompted fellow umpire Al Clark to say, "If I were John, I'd insist that Robbie Alomar take an AIDS test."
A career .300 hitter, Roberto Alomar recorded 210 home runs, 1,134 RBI and 474 stolen bases in 2,379 games with the San Diego Padres, Toronto Blue Jays, Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Indians, Mets, Chicago White Sox and Arizona Diamondbacks from 1988-2004. A 12-time All-Star, he won 10 Gold Gloves and was named the MVP of the American League Championship Series in 1992.