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Former Penn State Coach Sentenced In Sex Abuse Case

Associated Press — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 14:28:25 +0000

Jerry Sandusky was ordered to serve at least 30 years in prison

Penn State Sanctions Levied By The NCAA

Brian Scott — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 13:44:15 +0000

The NCAA has hammered Penn State with an unprecedented series of penalties, including a $60 million fine and the loss of all coach Joe Paterno's victories from 1998-2011, in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal

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Penn State Report: Abuse Could Have Been Prevented

Associated Press — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 14:13:35 +0000

New report claims abuse of children might have been prevented

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Sandusky Guilty On Most Counts

Associated Press — Sat, 23 Jun 2012 03:05:58 +0000

Former Penn State Assistant Coach guilty on 45 of 48 counts

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Former Penn State VP Wants Charges Tossed

Associated Press — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:56:34 +0000

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A former Penn State vice president wants a judge to throw out charges he lied to a grand jury investigating former football assistant coach Jerry Sandusky and didn't properly report suspected child abuse

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Judge Says Sandusky Can See Grandkids

Associated Press — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:16:53 +0000

BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) — The judge overseeing the child sex abuse case of Jerry Sandusky says the former Penn State assistant coach can see most of his grandchildren while he awaits trial.

The judge ruled Monday that Sandusky can also use a jury chosen from the State College area to hear his case

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Sandusky Seeks College-area Jury

Associated Press — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:55:05 +0000

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — 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.

Attorney Joe Amendola filed court documents Wednesday opposing a request by the state attorney general's office to bring in out-of-county jurors

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2nd Day Of Mourning For Paterno To End With Burial

Associated Press — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:31:03 +0000

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Hundreds of mourners waited outside a Penn State campus spiritual center Wednesday to pay their last respects to the late Joe Paterno as public viewing hours for the football coach wound down

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Jerry Sandusky Tells Bob Costas 'I Shouldn't Have Showered With Those Kids' [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 17:00:34 +0000

Jerry Sandusky, the former Penn State football coach charged with 40 counts of child sex abuse, broke his silence Monday night about the scandal that lead to the firing of head coach Joe Paterno and three other university officials.

In a phone interview with Bob Costas on NBC’s ‘Rock Center With Brian Williams,’ Sandusky said, “I have horsed around with kids, I have showered after workouts. I have hugged them, and I have touched their legs without intent of sexual contact,” but declared himself innocent of the abuse charges.

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Paterno Gone, But Questions At Penn State Remain

Associated Press — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 13:55:53 +0000

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — The most tumultuous week Penn State has ever endured is drawing to a close.

Questions, however, still linger.

Gov. Tom Corbett will be on hand Friday to help the board of trustees navigate a course through the turmoil from a child sex-abuse scandal that has engulfed the state's largest university and led to the firing of the university's legendary coach Joe Paterno

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Penn State Fires Paterno, Spanier; Students React

Associated Press — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 14:54:42 +0000

For the first time in almost a half-century, someone other than Joe Paterno is calling the shots at Penn State.

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Paterno Fired

Associated Press — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 03:37:02 +0000

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — The day was always coming. The old coach was 84, and each new season brought questions whether it would be his last. No one, though, expected it to happen quite like this

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Penn State Head Coach Joe Paterno Could Lose His Job in Wake of Sex Scandal

Wes Glinsmann — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 15:00:19 +0000

Legendary coach Joe Paterno may be in his final days on the sidelines at Penn State, according to The New York Times.

The report cites two unnamed sources close to the PSU Board of Trustees who say that, while the exact timing and manner of his exit is still being discussed, it is clear that Paterno will not be back to coach the Nittany Lions next season.

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Penn State Abuse Scandal Engulfing Revered Paterno

Associated Press — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 12:42:23 +0000

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Every Tuesday during the fall, Joe Paterno ambles into the media room at Beaver Stadium, settles into his seat and holds court.

The octogenarian coach usually doles out some one-liners along with the injury updates

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Penn State Officials Head To Court On Perjury Charges

Associated Press — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 12:24:14 +0000

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Just hours after stepping down, two high-ranking Penn State administrators face arraignment Monday on charges they lied to a grand jury investigating former defense coordinator Jerry Sandusky and failed to properly report suspected child abuse, a case that has left fans reeling

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