Penn State has paid out $41 million so far as a result of the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal that gripped much of the nation last year. The school released a document sought by some of its critics detailing the agreement with former FBI director Louis Freeh to investigate Sandusky, the former assistant coach [...]
Graham Spanier, Ex-Penn State President, Out On Bail
November 7, 2012 | Posted by
Graham Spanier, the former Penn State president who was at the helm during Jerry Sandusky’s reign of terror on young boys, was arraigned and released on bail at a brief court appearance Wednesday on charges he lied about and concealed child sex abuse allegations against Sandusky. Spanier, accompanied by his wife, signed paperwork after his [...]
Jerry Sandusky Transferred To State Prison
October 23, 2012 | Posted by
Jerry Sandusky, the convicted child sex abuser sentenced to no less than 30 years, became a state prison inmate Tuesday with his transfer out of the Centre County jail, his home since he was convicted in June of child molestation. The 68-year-old former Penn State assistant coach arrived early in the morning at the State [...]
Penn State Cheerleader Suffers Brain Injury After Fall
October 18, 2012 | Posted by
The darkest year in the history of Penn State University was moved to prayer this weekend when sophomore cheerleader Paige Raque fell 39 feet out of a fifth-story window in the apartment building where she lives. She is in critical condition with severe brain injuries at a local hospital. The campus, which has endured the [...]
Penn State Athletic Director Tim Curley On His Way Out
October 16, 2012 | Posted by
Throughout the Jerry Sandusky child sexual abuse scandal, athletic director Tim Curley stayed employed – albeit on leave – even as those around him — and almost the storied program — crumbled. Well, no more. Penn State will not renew the contract of Curley, who was been charged last year with perjury and failing to [...]
What Jerry Sandusky Can Expect In Prison
October 7, 2012 | Posted by
Jerry Sandusky will be sentenced on Tuesday on 45 counts of child sexual molestation charges, and it is almost a certain that at 68 he will live out his last days in prison. How those days will be played out was examined by the Associated Press, and it amounts to a sad, lonely existence for [...]
Victim 1 to Publish Book on Jerry Sandusky Relationship
September 27, 2012 | Posted by
Victim 1 of Jerry Sandusky’s child sex rampage will reveal his identity in a new book, Silent No More: Victim 1’s Fight for Justice Against Jerry Sandusky” that will be released on Oct. 23. The author of the memoirs was a key witness against the convicted child molester and former Penn State assistant football coach. [...]
NCAA Task Force To Manage Penn State $60M Fine
September 19, 2012 | Posted by
The NCAA has created a 10-member task force charged with helping Penn State manage the $60 million fine it was hit with in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky child molestation scandal. The money will fund programs designed to combat child sexual abuse and help victims around the country. The task force will set policy [...]
Jerry Sandusky To Be Sentenced On October 9
September 17, 2012 | Posted by
Finally, Jerry Sandusky, the former Penn State assistant coach who was convicted of 45 counts of child sex abuse, will learn his prison fate on October 9 when a judge makes the announcement. Sandusky was convicted in June of of sex abuse involving 10 boys. Prosecutors said some of the assaults took place on the [...]
Penn State Gets 1st Win After Jerry Sandusky Scandal
September 15, 2012 | Posted by
Finally, something to cheer at Penn State. Since last November, this once-proud program has been bombarded with bad news, starting with the Jerry Sandusky charges of child sex abuse. From then to now has been a series of ugly and disheartening transgressions that included coach Joe Paterno’s firing, Sandusky being found guilty of 43 charges [...]
