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Houston -- Bernie Fine accuser Zach Tomaselli said he will ask Syracuse Police to end its child molestation investigation of the fired Syracuse University basketball coach.

"I'm just guna ask the police to drop the investigation on Fine. I'm sick of this. I have a couple weeks left to live. I want to be left alone," wrote Tomaselli in a text to The Post-Standard.

Tomaselli, 23, is expected to be sentenced in February to prison for sexually abusing a teenaged boy in Maine.

Tomaselli sent the text about two hours after he admitted to a Post-Standard reporter that he had doctored emails and frequently lied to news reporters to try to prove his allegations against Fine.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Steve Clymer, who is overseeing the Fine investigation, declined to say if Tomaselli's statements will affect the investigation. Syracuse Police referred all questions to Clymer.

After the interview, Tomaselli also said he will drop a civil suit he filed against Fine Dec. 8 that alleged Fine molested him when Tomaselli was 13 in a Pittsburgh hotel room while they were attending an SU basketball team road game.

Attorney Jeff Anderson, who represents Tomaselli in the civil case, confirmed that his office will seek to have the case dismissed.

"Our office, along with co-counsel Alan Perer, is withdrawing representation of Zach Tomaselli and will be dismissing his case. We are sad and disappointed that we cannot pursue justice for Zach, but we will continue to support him in his recovery,” Anderson said.

Contact John O'Brien at jobrien@syracuse.com or 315-470-2187.