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 [...]
Brian Kelly Opts to Return to Notre Dame
January 13, 2013 | Posted by
Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly has opted to return to the Fighting Irish next season after mulling a leap to the NFL to fill the Philadelphia Eagles head coaching vacancy. The Eagles and Kelly met on Tuesday, the day after the Irish lost 42-14 to the Alabama Crimson Tide in the BCS National Championship [...]
Notre Dame’s Brian Kelly Interviews For Eagles Coaching Vacancy
January 10, 2013 | Posted by
Notre Dame’s head coach Brian Kelly interviewed with the Philadelphia Eagles for several hours Tuesday about their coaching vacancy, according to The Associated Press. The Eagles and Kelly developed a mutual interest in each other and plan to resume talks this weekend after Kelly returns from his vacation, according to ESPN. The 51-year-old Kelly is the [...]
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 In Prison With Death Row Inmates
November 1, 2012 | Posted by
The new home of Jerry Sandusky, the former Penn State assistant coach who was found guilty on 45 counts of child sexual abuse, is an institution in far southwestern Pennsylvania that includes most of the state’s death row inmates. The Corrections Department said Sandusky was transferred to Greene State Prison after being evaluated at a [...]
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 [...]
Settlement Talks Begin With Jerry Sandusky Victims
October 15, 2012 | Posted by
Jerry Sandusky victims could soon be getting paid for the anguish the convicted child molester inflicted on them. Mediators appointed by Penn State have begun settlement discussions with at least 20 men who accused Sandusky of sexual abuse, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported. The accusers involved in the talks include eight who were named in the [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Mike McQueary Files Whistle-Blower Suit Against Penn State
October 3, 2012 | Posted by
Mike McQueary, the Penn State graduate assistant who said he witnessed Jerry Sandusky sexually abusing a young boy in a shower on campus, has filed a whistle-blower against the school, claiming his treatment by the university since Sandusky was arrested in November has caused him distress, anxiety, humiliation and embarrassment. The complaint, filed in county [...]
