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Why Paterno's Statue Must Stand

Penn State can't forget how it deified Joe Paterno: Ta-Nehisi Coates

(Newser) - The people of Happy Valley revered Joe Paterno, and the brand of scholarly athleticism he preached—so much so that they rioted when he was fired. "It is a truth of history that good people do sometimes do heinous things, but that makes it no easier for the human... More »

NCAA Prez: 'Death Penalty' on Table for Penn State

'It was more than a football scandal,' Mark Emmert tells Tavis Smiley

(Newser) - NCAA President Mark Emmert strongly hinted that the NCAA would take action against Penn State football program in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky sex abuse scandal—and that the so-called "death penalty" was a possibility. "I've never seen anything as egregious," Emmert told Tavis Smiley,... More »

3 Accuse Sandusky of Abuse in '70s, '80s

First indication of abuse that pre-dated the '90s

(Newser) - Three men have come forward to accuse Jerry Sandusky of sexual abuse in the 1970s or 1980s, reports the Patriot-News , punching a hole in Sandusky's assertion that he couldn't have magically turned into a pedophile in his 50s. These are the first accusations against Sandusky that pre-date the... More »

Joe Paterno Got Hefty Contract Amid Inquiry

He got $5.5M, had agreed in summer not to coach after 2011

(Newser) - The New York Times has a story today illustrating the power of Joe Paterno at Penn State: Even as the Jerry Sandusky investigation was proceeding and Paterno had testified before a grand jury, he negotiated a richer contract for himself loaded with perks and worth roughly $5.5 million. The... More »

Joe Paterno Was a Selfish Liar

Sally Jenkins says the football coach cared more about his legacy than kids

(Newser) - There's no longer any room for doubt: "Joe Paterno was a liar," writes Sally Jenkins of the Washington Post , who was the last to interview Paterno before his death. How, she had asked, could he not have known about the 1998 grand jury investigation into Sandusky? "... More »

Critics Want JoePa's Statue Down

Others demand that Penn State drop, or change, football

(Newser) - The reverberations of the Freeh Report continue, and while Joe Paterno's family concedes "it can be argued that Joe Paterno should have gone further," relatives insist that to think "he would have protected Jerry Sandusky to avoid bad publicity is simply not realistic." (The Daily ... More »

Nike Pulls Paterno's Name Off Child Care Center

Freeh report changes shoe company's tune

(Newser) - Nike has decided to drop Joe Paterno's name from the company's child care center, in light of the unsettling revelations in the Freeh Report . Until now, Nike had left the legendary coach's name alone, even as it began to seem, as Clare O'Connor at Forbes quips,... More »

Penn State TVs Switched to Public Access Before Report

Sets in student center left CNN just as today's report was released

(Newser) - It was either a bizarre coincidence or a weird attempt to downplay today's Penn State report on campus: The TVs in the college's student center suddenly switched from CNN to public access just as news about the Freeh Report broke, reports the Philadelphia Inquirer . Some of those gathered... More »

Damning Penn State Report Released

Freeh Report: Spanier, Schultz, Paterno, Curley all disregarded victims' safety

(Newser) - Today's most anticipated news event has arrived: The 9am ET release of the so-called Freeh Report, Penn State's internal investigation into the Jerry Sandusky sex-abuse scandal based on more than 3.5 million emails and documents and 430 interviews. Highlights of the report, whose compilation was helmed by... More »

2001 Penn State Emails: Was There a Cover-Up?

President, officials apparently sent emails about the Sandusky shower incident

(Newser) - Jerry Sandusky may be behind bars , but the allegations are still coming—this time, against Penn State. CNN was given access to emails sent in 2001 that raise questions about what former Penn State President Graham Spanier and two former officials (then-VP Gary Schultz and Athletic Director Tim Curley )... More »

Jerry Sandusky Guilty on 45 Counts

Ex-Penn State coach will probably spend the rest of his life in prison

(AP) - Barring a miracle, Jerry Sandusky is going to spend the rest of his life in prison. A jury tonight convicted the former Penn State assistant football coach on 45 of 48 counts of sexually abusing boys. The jury of seven women and five men, including nine with ties to Penn... More »

Witness: Sandusky Had a 'Wonderful Reputation'

Jury could have the case by Thursday, judge says

(AP) - Friends and ex-colleagues of Jerry Sandusky testified today on behalf of the former Penn State assistant football coach's "wonderful reputation" as his defense sought to counter prosecution witnesses' claims that he sexually abused boys. Judge John Cleland told jurors that the defense could rest its case by Wednesday,... More »

McQueary: No Question Sandusky Was Abusing Child

Cites 'skin-on-skin smacking sound'

(Newser) - Despite questions raised over his story , Mike McQueary says he's sure: Jerry Sandusky was sexually abusing a child in the Penn State showers. The former assistant coach testified today in the case that he heard a "skin-on-skin smacking sound" and spotted Sandusky "standing behind a boy who... More »

Weeping Sandusky Accuser: 'I Couldn't Move'

'Victim 1' testifies about hiding from coach

(Newser) - The alleged victim who launched the case against Jerry Sandusky sobbed as he took the stand today, describing his encounters with the former coach. Sandusky began by taking "Victim 1," now 18, to activities with other kids, then alone; finally he began having sleepovers at the coach's... More »

'Victim Four': He Treated Me Like a 'Girlfriend'

Sandusky accuser estimates '50' inappropriate encounters

(Newser) - In day one of Jerry Sandusky's sex abuse trial , an alleged victim testified that Sandusky had treated him "like a girlfriend" and showered him with gifts, MSNBC reports. "Victim Four," a 28-year-old man, estimated he'd had about 50 inappropriate encounters with Sandusky—from mutual showers... More »

Jerry Sandusky Jury Filled With Penn Staters

Seven of 12 jurors have ties to school

(Newser) - Whether it will help or hurt his cause is already up for debate, but this much is for sure: Jerry Sandusky's fate will be decided by a group of people with lots of ties to Penn State, reports USA Today . Among the 12 main jurors selected for Sandusky's... More »

Sandusky Trial to Hear 'Creepy' Love Letters to Accuser

Joe Paterno's wife, son may testify for defense

(Newser) - Jerry Sandusky wrote love letters to an alleged victim that will be read aloud at his child sex abuse trial, sources tell ABC . One of the eight accusers, known as Victim 4, is expected to be the first witness called against the former Penn State coach. He will show the... More »

It's D-Day for Jerry Sandusky

Jury selection begins today in sexual abuse trial

(AP) - And so it officially begins: Jerry Sandusky, who faces dozens of charges of sexually abusing 10 boys over 15 years while working with one of the most storied sports programs in the US, arrived today for the start of a trial that he repeatedly tried to delay. Jury selection is... More »

Paterno Pension: $13.4M

Penn State charities to get $1.5M

(Newser) - Joe Paterno's 61 years at Penn State brought him a state pension of $13.4 million. His wife will get an initial payment of $10.1 million this month, and the family will donate $1.5 million to Penn State charities, the AP reports. Paterno didn't get any... More »

Mike McQueary Suing Penn State as Whistleblower

It's unclear why

(Newser) - Some might think of Mike McQueary as the antithesis of a whistleblower, but the former receivers coach has notified Penn State that he intends to sue the university for an amount beyond normal arbitration rules in a whistleblower lawsuit, the Centre Daily Times reports. The notice doesn't indicate precisely... More »

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