May 23, 2013

Penn State Scandal: Jerry Sandusky speaks of Joe Paterno, Mike McQueary in interview

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STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Nine months after being convicted of sexually abusing 10 boys – a scandal that destroyed the once unimpeachable reputation of Hall of Fame coach Joe Paterno – Jerry Sandusky is again claiming he did nothing wrong. Sandusky has rarely spoken about the allegations, although he [...]

Penn State Scandal: Penn State again seeks dismissal of McQueary suit

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(PhatzRadio / AP) — STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Comments made by Penn State’s former president following the arrests of two top deputies were defended in a court filing Friday as the university again sought dismissal of a whistleblower lawsuit tied to a child sex abuse scandal involving the football program. University attorney Nancy Conrad argued [...]

Penn State Scandal: Paternos issue report, challenge Freeh’s findings

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(A new report from the Paterno family challenges the conclusions made in the Freeh report. Patrick Smith/Getty Images) STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — A new report commissioned by Joe Paterno’s family challenges the conclusion by former FBI director Louis Freeh that the late Penn State coach conspired to hide child sex abuse allegations against former [...]

Penn State Scandal: Judge denies Jerry Sandusky’s request for new trial

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Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky (R) leaves the Centre County Courthouse after being sentenced in his child sex abuse case on October 9, 2012 in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania. The 68-year-old Sandusky was sentenced to at least 30 years and not more that 60 years in prison for his conviction in June on 45 [...]

Penn State Scandal: Paterno supporters light 409 candles on anniversary of his death

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(Candles surround a mural containing a likeness of former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno, at a candlelight memorial on the first anniversary of his death in State College, Pa. Gene J. Puskar, AP) (PhatzRadio / USA Today) — STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Despite a subzero windchill, about 400 Joe Paterno supporters gathered in front [...]

Penn State Scandal: Sandusky’s lawyers to argue he didn’t get fair trial

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In this handout photograph supplied by the Centre County Correctional Facility, Gerald “Jerry” Sandusky, 67, poses for his mugshot after being arrested on December 7, 2011 in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania. New criminal charges were brought by two new accusers and taken to the Centre County Correctional Facility after failing to post $250,000 bail. (December 6, 2011 [...]

Penn State Scandal: NCAA sanctioned Penn State to weaken it

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(Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett spoke at a news conference Wednesday, in State College, Pa. Corbett said the NCAA overstepped its authority in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky child molestation scandal. Photo by The Associated Press.) STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — The NCAA overstepped its authority by imposing hefty sanctions on Penn State University in [...]

Penn State Scandal: Governor to sue NCAA over Penn State sanctions

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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gov. Tom Corbett said Tuesday he plans to sue the NCAA in federal court over stiff sanctions imposed against Penn State University in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky child sexual abuse scandal. The Republican governor scheduled a Wednesday news conference on the Penn State campus in State College to announce [...]

Penn State Scandal: Sandusky seeks less harsh Pa. prison setting

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Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky leaves the Centre County Courthouse after being sentenced in his child sex abuse case on Oct. 9 in Bellefonte, Penn.(Photo: Patrick Smith, Getty Images) (PhatzRadio / AP) — HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A lawyer for former Penn State assistant Jerry Sandusky said Friday his client has gotten [...]

Penn State Scandal: Ex-Penn State president Spanier arraigned

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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Former Penn State president Graham Spanier was arraigned and released on bail at a brief court appearance Wednesday on charges he lied about and concealed child sex abuse allegations involving former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky. Spanier, accompanied by his wife, signed paperwork after his bail was set at $125,000, but [...]