Keith Masser penned a PR-conscious letter to the editor to USA Today only two days later that charged USA Today with running a "sensational headline" and calling the editorial a "gross misrepresentation."
Sources have told The Legal Intelligencer that the Penn State Board of Trustees has approved around $60 million in settlements for most of the people claiming that Jerry Sandusky sexually abused them.
Penn State's costs associated with the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal through April 30 have been counted and the latest total is $46,854,256.
One of Jerry Sandusky's adopted children is filing to have his last name changed. Matt Sandusky, who alleged abuse by Jerry midway through his trial last year, filed a petition in Centre County Court on Wednesday on behalf of himself, his wife, and his four children.
Three members of the Penn State Board of Trustees made headlines yesterday as trustees Keith Masser, Keith Eckel, and Paul Silvis made their way through a Washington media tour that included meetings with the USA Today and Washington Post editorial boards. Notably, a USA Today article called "Penn State leaders don't endorse Sandusky coverup findings" made waves for comments from Board of Trustees chairman Masser.
Earlier this week, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported that the state Supreme Court removed Barry Feudale as the supervising judge of grand jury investigations. This came at the request of Attorney General Kathleen Kane. Kane alleged that Feudale belittled her and Linda Kelly, the previous state Attorney General. Kane also stated that the judge brandished a knife in her office.