PLATTE COUNTY, Mo. - The father of former baseball star Rick Sutcliffe has been charged with deviant sexual assault.
A family member says that over a period of eight years, 69-year-old Richard Sutcliffe molested her.
She's now 33 years old and says she finally went to police after the memories of what happened resurfaced and she began to fear for her own daughter's safety.
Police say after his step-daughter came forward with the allegations, several family members confronted Sutcliffe.
They say he apologized to each of them and told them it happened a long time ago. He blamed a drinking problem.
His son, Rick Sutcliffe, pitched for the Dodgers, the Indians, Cubs, Orioles, and ended his career as a Cardinal in St. Louis. Born in INdependence, he was a three-time all star, the rookie of the year, and the National League Cy Young award winner.