ADOPTIVE DAD KILLS SELF BEFORE SEX ABUSE TRIAL

Thomas Cusik, 47, a songwriter accused of 33 counts of molesting his adopted children, has committed suicide.  He left behind an audiotape and suicide note in a hotel where he checked in under the name Henry Amoroso.  Cusik had opened his home over the past 20 years to dozens of orphan boys.  A pretrial on charges that he molested seven of his adopted sons was scheduled for Wednesday in which he was scheduled to appear in Bucks County Court.  His trial was to begin April 26th.  Cusik's body was found by a maid at approximately 4:30 p.m., he apparently died from an overdose.