Penn State Scandal

Penn State Scandal

Penn State ex-VP seeks criminal charges' dismissal
A former Penn State vice president on Tuesday asked a judge to throw out charges that he lied to a grand jury investigating former football assistant coach Jerry Sandusky and that he did not properly report suspected child abuse.

February 14, 2012 2 Photos
Judge: Sandusky can see grandkids, have local jury
The judge in Jerry Sandusky’s child sex abuse trial ruled today that the former Penn State assistant coach’s jury will be composed of residents of State College and the surrounding area and that he has permission to visit with most of his grandchildren.

February 13, 2012
Sandusky seeks State College-area jury for trial
Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky wants jurors in his child sex abuse trial to be chosen from the community where he lives.

February 8, 2012
AG: Bail rules should keep Sandusky inside home
Prosecutors asked Tuesday to have Jerry Sandusky kept indoors as part of his bail conditions, citing complaints that the former Penn State assistant football coach was seen outside and watching children in a schoolyard from the back porch of his home, where he remains under house arrest while awaiting trial on child molestation charges.

February 7, 2012 1 Photo
Sandusky requests copies of grand jury testimony
Jerry Sandusky wants copies of secret grand jury testimony to help him prepare for trial on charges he sexually abused 10 boys.

February 7, 2012 1 Photo
Attorney general requests out-of-county jury for Sandusky trial
State prosecutors are asking the judge in the Jerry Sandusky sex abuse case to bring in a jury from another county, saying it’s needed because of pretrial publicity and the prominent role Penn State plays in its local community.

January 31, 2012
Judge appointed to handle Curley, Schultz cases
The president judge of Dauphin County will handle all matters related to the cases of two former Penn State administrators charged in connection with child sexual abuse allegations against former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky.

January 24, 2012
Family, football meant everything to Paterno
Other than family, football was everything to Joe Paterno. It was his lifeblood. It kept him pumped.
Life could not be the same without it.

January 23, 2012 1 Photo
Experts: Paterno’s death won’t stop court cases
Joe Paterno would no doubt have made a dramatic courtroom witness. But legal experts said his death will have little or no effect on the criminal or civil cases to come out of the Penn State child sex-abuse scandal.

January 22, 2012
Sandusky speaks out on Paterno's death
Jerry Sandusky, the retired Penn State assistant coach who faces child sex abuse charges in a case that led to the firing of Joe Paterno, called the death of his former boss a sad loss Sunday.

January 22, 2012
More Penn State Scandal Headlines