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Judge Dismisses Most Serious Charges In Death Of Pledge At Penn State

2:52pm September 01, 2017

by Bill Chappell

At least a dozen former members of Beta Theta Pi fraternity now face charges of hazing, reckless endangerment and furnishing alcohol. Some members had been accused of involuntary manslaughter.

Former Penn State President Graham Spanier walks from the Dauphin County Courthouse in Harrisburg, Pa., on March 24. Spanier was convicted of hushing up suspected child sex abuse by Jerry Sandusky in 2001, a decade before Sandusky was arrested for the ser

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3 Ex-Penn State Officials Get Jail Time For Failure To Report Sandusky Abuse

4:08pm June 02, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

Former President Graham Spanier and former Vice President Gary Schultz were ordered to spend two months in jail; former Athletic Director Tim Curley is to serve three months.

Administrators at Penn State's main campus in State College, Pa., had already banned Beta Theta Pi after the hazing death of a pledge, which has resulted in involuntary manslaughter charges.

Penn State Student's Hazing Death Was No Accident, Grand Jury Says

7:29pm May 08, 2017

by Bill Chappell

Eight Beta Theta Pi fraternity members face charges of involuntary manslaughter over the death of a new pledge in February. For nearly 12 hours after Timothy Piazza fell, no one called an ambulance.

A Pennsylvania jury convicted former Penn State president Graham Spanier on one count of child endangerment, Friday, for his role in the Jerry Sandusky abuse scandal. The jury also acquitted Spanier of conspiracy and another child endangerment charge.

Ex-Penn State President Guilty Of Child Endangerment In Abuse Scandal

5:39pm March 24, 2017

by Jason Slotkin

A Pennsylvania jury convicted Graham Spanier on Friday of one of three counts against him for his handling of sexual abuse allegations against disgraced assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky.

(Left to right) Former Vice President Gary Schultz, former President Graham Spanier and former Athletic Director Tim Curley of Penn State. Now that Schultz and Curley have pleaded guilty, Spanier remains the sole defendant in the Jerry Sandusky cover-up c

2 Former Penn State Administrators Plead Guilty To Roles In Abuse Scandal

4:34pm March 13, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

Former Vice President Gary Schultz and former Athletic Director Tim Curley each pleaded guilty Monday to misdemeanor child endangerment, for covering up child abuse by disgraced coach Jerry Sandusky.

This photo provided by the Centre County Correctional Facility shows Jeffrey Sandusky, who was charged Monday with sexual offenses involving children. Sandusky is a son of former Penn State assistant coach Jerry Sandusky.

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A Son Of Jerry Sandusky Accused Of Child Sexual Abuse

7:15pm February 13, 2017

by Rebecca Hersher

Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky was convicted in 2012 of abusing 10 boys. His son Jeffrey was arrested Monday and charged with 14 counts including child sexual abuse.

Jury Awards Former Penn State Assistant Football Coach $7.3 Million

10:55pm October 27, 2016

by Martha Ann Overland

Mike McQueary testified in the defamation case that he had reported seeing another former coach, Jerry Sandusky, abusing a boy. McQueary says he was fired in retaliation for helping investigators.

Jerry Sandusky enters the Centre County Courthouse for a hearing on May 2 in Bellefonte, Pa. Sandusky has filed a petition under Pennsylvania's Post Conviction Relief Act, seeking a new trial. Meanwhile, civil cases between various parties are uncovering

Man Alleges Joe Paterno Heard Of Abuse By Jerry Sandusky In 1976

3:04pm July 12, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

A man says at 14 he was sexually abused by Sandusky; he says Paterno knew and brushed it off. The late Penn State coach told a grand jury he first heard of allegations against Sandusky in 2001.

Former Penn State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky arrives for a hearing last month at the Centre County Courthouse in Bellefonte, Pa.

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Court Restores Jerry Sandusky's Penn State Pension

1:32pm November 13, 2015

by Alexandra Starr

The former Penn State assistant football coach was convicted in 2012 of sexually abusing 10 boys. The court said he was entitled to the $4,900-a-month pension.

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After Sandusky, A Debate Over Whether Sex-Abuse Law Goes Too Far

8:13pm June 25, 2015

by Jeff Brady

Professors in Pennsylvania are upset over a new law that requires them to be fingerprinted and undergo thorough background checks. The law came in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky sexual abuse scandal.

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