On December 20, 2011, Conlin resigned from his sportswriting position just hours prior to the publication of allegations of child molestation.
One of Conlin's accusers was his niece, Kelley Blanchet, who is now a prosecutor in Atlantic City, New Jersey.[13] The claims of abuse were first reported to the police in 2009, when Blanchet says she became concerned for the safety of Conlin's other young relatives.[13][14] Since the initial allegations were made, three further people have claimed they had been abused by Conlin.[15][16][17]
The baseball writers association (BBWAA) secretary/treasurer Jack O’Connell issued a "member in good standing" statement on December 20. It said in part "The allegations have no bearing on [Conlin's] winning the 2011 J.G. Taylor Spink Award, which was in recognition of his notable career as a baseball writer”.[18]
The day before the story broke, Deadspin editor A.J. Daulerio reported he had an email conversation with Conlin in which Conlin talked about suicide and criticized his accusers and Inquirer reporter Nancy Phillips.[15][19] According to Daulerio, Conlin's attorney, George Bochetto, called Daulerio in the afternoon and requested him not to post the story and said Conlin denied emailing Daulerio. The story was posted and about three hours later the Inquirer posted its story.[19]
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