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Widow suing CBS in wake of self-sex death

- Megan Cerullo

THE WIDOW of a man who died from autoerotic asphyxiati­on is suing CBS after the network allegedly denied her life insurance claim, according to a report.

Deborah Conradi’s husband, Lawrence LaFave, was found dead in a Tarentum, Pa., hotel room closet in June 2016, TMZ reports.

The 65-year-old veteran engineer was discovered hanging by a scarf from a closet shelf. He was dressed in a slip, bra and pantyhose, according to TMZ’s reporting on the suit.

The medical examiner ruled that Conradi died from accidental asphyxiati­on.

But LaFave’s CBS life insurance policy, provided by AIG, excludes death by autoerotic asphyxiati­on — meaning the insurer doesn’t want to pay up, TMZ reports.

AIG explained in a letter to Conradi that autoerotic­ism poses deadly risks — and doesn’t count as an “unanticipa­ted accident that resulted in his death, as required by our policy.”

Conradi maintains that her husband’s death was accidental. She’s seeking $1,400,000 in life insurance benefits, as well as punitive damages from both CBS and AIG.

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