Parker said it isn’t the first time Trivino has been involved in alcohol-related incidents.
“I had to get rid of Corey Trivino from our hockey team because I’d given him a warning in September that if he had another alcohol-related incident on or off campus, I would remove him from the team and take away his scholarship,’’ said Parker.
Parker said he tried on more than one occasion to get Trivino to agree to alcohol counseling, but Trivino refused.
“I tried to get him to get some help,’’ said Parker. “I tried to get him to talk to some people regarding an alcohol problem. He wouldn’t do it, he didn’t think he had an alcohol problem.’’
Parker said he told Trivino he had a problem but Trivino disagreed.
“[I said] One of us is going to be right,’’’ said Parker. “I’m betting you’re going to be sitting in front of me before the semester is over and I’m going to be telling you, ‘You’re out of here.’ ’’
Parker said the situation is painful.
“He’s a terrific kid,’’ said Parker. “I can guarantee you, he has no recollection what he did that night. He knew what the consequences were if he got into an alcohol-related problem again. Unfortunately, he got into a problem that is way bigger than I ever thought he could get himself into. I got the call at 1 o’clock on Monday morning that he was arrested and at the BU police station, drunk, and was arrested for sexual assault.’’
Parker said he elected to take swift action.
“I don’t have to stick around and see how the court case comes out, I don’t have to see if that is true or false, all I have to know is that he had an alcohol-related incident on campus, he’s gone,’’ said Parker. “I feel bad for him, I feel bad for the woman involved, she must have been terrorized and felt bad about it and will not forget it. Corey, I hope, will never forget this. Maybe he’ll learn from it. I know he’s a good kid and that’s not Corey’s M.O. except when he’s drinking. Some people can’t drink, he’s one of them.’’
