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Ex-Yankee Rusty Torres pleads not guilty

Published May. 9, 2012 1:00 a.m. ET

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A former major league outfielder has pleaded not guilty to charges he sexually abused an 8-year-old while working as a baseball coach for a town on New York's Long Island.

Rosendo ''Rusty'' Torres of Massapequa is charged with four misdemeanor counts of sexual abuse. Bail at his Wednesday arraignment was set at $50,000.

Prosecutors say the 63-year-old is employed by the town of Oyster Bay, where he has run baseball clinics at various locations.

The incidents allegedly happened on April 30 and on Monday in a town-owned van. Town officials say Torres is suspended without pay.

Torres played for five major league teams from 1971-1980, including the Yankees. He had a .212 lifetime batting average.

Attorney Scott Carrigan says Torres has a great reputation in the community. He says the allegations came as a shock.

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