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On November 5, 2011, a 23-page Grand Jury report rocked Penn State to its foundation. As a result of Jerry Sandusky being convicted on 45 of 48 counts sexual abuse against 10 minors and subsequent fallout and alleged coverup by several key school administrators and legendary coach Joe Paterno, these events will forever be a dark stain in the history of our University.

July 20, 2017 0 Freeh Asks For Judgment In Spanier Lawsuit

By StateCollege.com

The motion asks specially-presiding judge Robert Eby to enter a judgment in Freeh’s favor and against Spanier, who initiated a lawsuit for defamation and tortious interference against the former FBI director and judge in 2015.

July 16, 2017 0 Images Of Al Pacino As Joe Paterno Released

By Anthony Colucci

Al Pacino is going to look a lot like Joe Paterno in the upcoming HBO film about the Sandusky Scandal.

July 5, 2017 4 Graham Spanier’s Motion For New Trial Denied, Curley And Schultz Permitted Work Release

By Steve Connelly

Berks County Senior Judge John A. Boccabella denied the motion of former Penn State President Graham Spanier for an acquittal or a new trial, and also granted work release to both former athletic director Tim Curley and former vice president Gary Schultz.

July 1, 2017 46 Sue Paterno Responds To NCAA’s Assertions After Paternos Dropped Lawsuit

By Steve Connelly

“The NCAA’s implication that the litigation was ceased out of a fear of discovery being revealed is absurd on its face. At every stage of this litigation we have sought to make a complete record available. As recently as three weeks ago, the NCAA successfully kept the evidence in this matter under seal.”

June 30, 2017 0 Sue Paterno Releases Statement On Family’s Decision To Drop Lawsuit Against NCAA

By Steve Connelly

“Our goal has always been to uncover and make transparent the full truth. We have done all we can in this litigation to achieve that end and the furtherance of it beyond this point will not yield anything new, which is why I have decided to end my litigation with the NCAA,” Paterno said in the statement.

June 30, 2017 0 Paterno Family Drops Lawsuit Against NCAA

By Steve Connelly

The NCAA claims that it did not settle with the Paternos, and that the family of the former Penn State coach is voluntarily dropping the lawsuit.

June 20, 2017 0 Riley Keough To Play Sara Ganim In HBO’s Joe Paterno Movie

By StateCollege.com

Ganim is a former Harrisburg Patriot-News reporter who in 2011 was the first to report on a grand jury’s investigation of former Penn State football assistant and The Second Mile charity founder Jerry Sandusky for allegations of child sexual abuse.

June 15, 2017 0 Curley, Schultz Ask for Modified Sentences

By StateCollege.com

Both men pleaded guilty in March to one misdemeanor count each of endangering the welfare of a child for their handling of Mike McQueary’s 2001 report about Jerry Sandusky with a boy in locker room shower.

June 5, 2017 0 Weekend Wrap-Up: Greek Life Reform, Spanier/Curley/Schultz Sentencing

Here’s what you should know about this weekend’s Board of Trustees meeting about Greek life reform and the sentencing of former administrators Graham Spanier, TIm Curley, and Gary Schultz related to the Sandusky scandal.

June 2, 2017 5 Graham Spanier Sentenced To Two Months In Jail, Curley And Schultz Also Will Be Incarcerated

By Steve Connelly

In March, a jury found Graham Spanier guilty on one count of child endangerment, and not guilty on two counts of conspiracy charges related to the Sandusky scandal.

April 4, 2017 3 Trustee Al Lord Apologizes To ‘Real’ Victims, Defends Spanier In Statement

By Lexi Shimkonis

Penn State Trustee Al Lord released a statement apologizing for any pain his previous comment may have caused the “actual victims” of Jerry Sandusky.

March 30, 2017 6 Trustee Al Lord ‘Running Out Of Sympathy For So-Called Victims’ Of Sandusky

By David Abruzzese

Lord’s comments were made in an email sent to The Chronicle of Higher Education on Saturday.

March 24, 2017 20 Louis Freeh Calls For President Barron’s Resignation, Bashes Penn State Administrators After Spanier Verdict

After speculation regarding the validity of a statement from Louis Freeh, the Centre Daily Times verified the statement that calls…

March 24, 2017 0 Penn State Issues Statement On Spanier Verdict

By Steve Connelly

“In the view of the jury, with respect to Spanier, and by their own admission, as to Curley and Schultz, these former leaders fell short,” the statement read.

March 24, 2017 5 Graham Spanier Found Guilty Of Child Endangerment, Not Guilty Of Conspiracy

After two days of deliberation, a jury found Graham Spanier guilty on one count of child endangerment, and not guilty on two counts of conspiracy charges related to the Sandusky scandal.

March 23, 2017 2 Defense Rests In Graham Spanier Trial

The defense rested without calling any witnesses in former Penn State president Graham Spanier’s trial Thursday morning.

March 22, 2017 2 Gary Schultz Testifies In Spanier Trial

Schultz told the court he thought Spanier told him “everything was handled” after Mike McQueary reported an incident of Jerry Sandusky naked with a boy in the Lasch Building shower in 2001.

March 22, 2017 1 Tim Curley Testifies During Day Two Of Spanier Trial

By Steve Connelly

According to Penn Live, Curley claimed that Spanier was copied on an email chain that traced the course of the investigation of the May 1998 child-sex allegation against Jerry Sandusky. However, the former athletic director said he never spoke to Spanier during the investigation.

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March 21, 2017 1 Opening Statements Delivered in Spanier Trial

By David Abruzzese

Opening statements were delivered in the Spanier trial this morning focusing heavily on events Schultz and Curley — specifically events in 1998 in which Spanier was allegedly told of misconduct by Sandusky but did not act.

March 21, 2017 3 Jury Set In Spanier Trial; Tim Curley And Gary Schultz To Testify

By David Abruzzese

Former Penn State athletic director Tim Curley and former senior vice president Gary Schultz will testify against Graham Spanier. Both men pled guilty to misdemeanor child endangerment charges last week.

March 14, 2017 0 Penn State Issues Statement On Curley And Schultz Guilty Pleas

By StateCollege.com

Penn State issued a statement on the guilty pleas entered Monday by former athletic director Tim Curley and senior vice president Gary Schultz.

March 13, 2017 0 Tim Curley, Gary Schultz Plead Guilty To Child Endangerment In Sandusky Case

Tim Curley and Gary Schultz pleaded guilty to child endangerment charges. They could testify against former Penn State President Graham Spanier, who is still scheduled to begin trial next week.

March 6, 2017 0 Jerry Sandusky Moved To Medium-Security Prison

Sandusky was previously housed at the Greene State Correctional Institution near Waynesburg, a maximum-security facility.

February 20, 2017 0 Jerry Sandusky Hearing Scheduled for March

By StateCollege.com

Jerry Sandusky will be back in Centre County Court next month March 24 with new specially-presiding Judge John Foradora.

February 18, 2017 0 Update: Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf Speaks At THON 2017

PA Governor Tom Wolf was just spotted on the floor of the Bryce Jordan Center!

February 13, 2017 2 Jeffrey Sandusky Arrested For Child Sexual Assault, Porn

Jerry Sandusky’s adopted son Jeffrey was arrested Monday on child sexual assault and pornography charges.

February 8, 2017 2 Penn State Files For Retrial On Mike McQueary Case

Penn State has asked for a retrial on Mike McQueary’s defamation and misrepresentation case, claiming Judge Thomas Gavin showed bias toward McQueary throughout the trial.

February 1, 2017 2 Curley, Schultz, and Spanier’s Failure To Report Charges Dropped, Trial Set

Former Penn State administrators Tim Curley, Gary Schultz, and Graham Spaniers’ failure to report child abuse charges were dropped today.

December 22, 2016 2 Man Who Claims To Be Sandusky Victim Arrested For Attempted Murder

By Lexi Shimkonis

Anthony Spinelli, who claims to be a victim of Sandusky’s sexual abuse, was arrested for armed assault with intent to murder yesterday after stabbing a man multiple times.

November 30, 2016 4 Judge Rules for McQueary on Whistleblower Claim, Adds $5 Million in Damages

By StateCollege.com

A specially-presiding judge on Wednesday ruled in Mike McQueary’s favor on his claim that Penn State violated the state’s whistleblower law in its treatment of him and awarded the former Penn State football assistant coach an additional $5 million in damages.

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