NEW YORK
New York Daily News
By Michael O’Keeffe, Kevin Armstrong and Christian Red / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Ernest Lorch, the founder of the prestigious Riverside Church Hawks basketball program whose legacy was tainted by sexual-abuse allegations, died Sunday at Sunrise Senior Living in Yonkers, N.Y., according to a female staff member at the assisted living facility.
David Sullivan, the Northwestern (Mass.) district attorney who prosecuted Lorch last year on a sexual abuse charge, told the Daily News his office received a call Monday from Lorch’s attorney, Fred Cohn, and Cohn said Lorch had died.
And Dermon Player, a longtime Riverside coach and former St. John’s assistant basketball coach, told The News Tuesday that he had spoken with Lorch’s family members who confirmed the death.
“We haven’t received any death certificate or official notification,” Sullivan, the D.A., told The News. “Once we get a death certificate, we’ll move to dismiss the case against (Lorch). We’re not dismissing it until we get the death certificate.”
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