BRIDGEPORT - It was another harrowing case of an alleged rape occurring at an off-campus drinking party of underage college students. In this instance, a teen claimed she was repeatedly raped by two Sacred Heart University football players in a tiny basement bathroom while the party raged on. But months after the players were dismissed from the team, stripped of their scholarships and had withdrawn from the school, 18-year-old Nikki Yovino confessed she had made the rape allegations up to gain the sympathy of a prospective boyfriend, police said. On Wednesday, Yovino, of South Setauket, N.Y., was charged with second-degree...
