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 [...]
Al Pacino To Reunite With Brian De Palma in Joe Paterno Story 'Happy Valley'
January 17, 2013 | Posted by
A recent report from The Playlist has confirmed that Al Pacino will be playing Joe Paterno in an upcoming biopic titled Happy Valley. What’s more, he’ll be reuniting with an old friend: director Brian DePalma. As we reported back in September, Happy Valley will follow the bestselling book Paterno by Joe Posnanski. Producer Edward R. [...]
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 Sentenced to 30 Years In Prison
October 9, 2012 | Posted by
Jerry Sandusky, the former Penn State assistant coach who was convicted of 45 counts of child sexual abuse, was sentenced to at least 30 years and not less than 60 years for his reign a torment that stunned the nation and nearly abolished a storied football program. At 68, the sentence by judge John Cleland [...]
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 [...]
Al Pacino To Play Joe Paterno in Upcoming Biopic
September 7, 2012 | Posted by
In a recent article from Deadline New York, it’s been revealed that ICM Partners will be developing a package next week for a movie about the former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno. While this would normally be something easily snatched up, it’s almost priceless when Al Pacino has been slated to star. The package [...]
Timothy Lewis, Lawyer for Ousted Penn State President Blasts Freeh Report
August 22, 2012 | Posted by
A lawyer for ousted Penn State president Graham Spanier assailed the university-sanctioned report that not only detailed the horrors of the Jerry Sandusky sex scandal, but paved the way for unprecedented NCAA penalties. In a Wednesday press conference in downtown Philadelphia, Timothy Lewis assailed the lengthy report headed up by former federal judge and FBI [...]
Penn State To Add Names, Ribbons To Football Jerseys
August 8, 2012 | Posted by
Penn State will abandon its plain look of solid blue and white football jerseys with no names by adding players’ names on the back and a ribbon on the front to represent the abused children of the Jerry Sandusky child abuse scandal that almost took down the storied program. The team’s generic look has long [...]
Franco Harris, Ex-Penn State Players Against Freeh Report
July 28, 2012 | Posted by
In a scathing e-mail sent to Penn State alumni, Franco Harris and two other former Penn State football players say the report about Penn State’s handling of the Jerry Sandusky sex abuse scandal “is highly flawed, and factually insufficient.” Harris, Rudy Glocker and Christian Marrone sent the e-mail criticizing the Freeh report that they plan [...]
