Sandusky Scandal

Law & Order: SVU -- A Look Inside the Season

Warren Leight | Posted 04.25.2012

Warren Leight

Sometimes we were ripping from the headlines, but just as often it felt like the headlines were ripping from us. Either way, we were trying to explore issues that were increasingly in the zeitgeist.

Sandusky's Lawyer Asks Judge To Drop Charges

AP | MARK SCOLFORO | Posted 05.22.2012

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky asked a judge Thursday to throw out the child sex abuse charges agai...

Penn State Racks Up $3M Tab On Sandusky Scandal

The Huffington Post | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 02.14.2012

The Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal cost Pennsylvania State University big--$3.2 million to be exact. Penn State spent just over $3 million ...

Judge Makes Ruling On Jerry Sandusky's Request

AP | MARK SCOLFORO | Posted 04.14.2012

HARRISBURG, Pa. — A judge ruled Monday that former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky can have supervised contact with most of h...

Jerry Sandusky's Wife Nearly Runs Over Reporter With Car

Posted 02.11.2012

On Friday, ex-Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky appeared before a judge in a Centre County courtroom to argue for his bail restrictions to be l...

Jerry Sandusky To Names Of Learn Alleged Victims

AP | MARK SCOLFORO | Posted 04.01.2012

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Prosecutors in the Jerry Sandusky child sex-abuse case asked Tuesday to have jurors brought in from another Pennsylvania count...

U.S Charities Shunning Penn State-Tainted Second Mile

Reuters | Posted 03.06.2012

By Dave Warner PHILADELPHIA, Jan 4 (Reuters) - The Second Mile charity, founded by former Penn State coach and accused child molester ...

Former Members Of Sandusky Charity: We Needed To Know

AP | MICHAEL RUBINKAM, BRETT J. BLACKLEDGE and MARK SCOLFORO | Posted 02.18.2012

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Former board members of Jerry Sandusky's charity say its CEO never told them about a 2002 shower incident that is the focus...

Sandusky On People Magazine's 2011 Most 'Intriguing List'

Posted 12.15.2011

According to The Merriam-Webster Dictionary, "intriguing" is defined as engaging the interest to a marked degree; fascinating Based on this defin...

New Disturbing Report Involving Jerry Sandusky

AP | Posted 12.13.2011

HUNTINGDON, Pa. -- Officials at a Pennsylvania college say retired Penn State coach Jerry Sandusky had contact with its football program last year des...

Sandusky Lawyer Makes Long Statement

Posted 12.13.2011

After former Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky waived his preliminary hearing in his child sex abuse case, his lawyer, Joseph Amendola, ...

Real-Time Reporting Allowed From Sandusky Hearing

AP | Posted 02.11.2012

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Court officials setting media rules for a preliminary hearing for a Penn State assistant football coach accused of molesting b...

Did Sandusky's Wife Know Of Alleged Sexual Abuse?

AP | MARC LEVY and GENARO C. ARMAS | Posted 12.09.2011

By MARC LEVY and GENARO C. ARMAS, Associated Press STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Grand jury reports alleging child sex abuse by former Penn State assistan...

Report: Jerry Sandusky Taken Out Of Home In Handcuffs

AP | MARYCLAIRE DALE, GENARO C. ARMAS and MARC LEVY | Posted 02.06.2012

BY MARYCLAIRE DALE, GENARO C. ARMAS and MARC LEVY, Associated Press STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Ex-Penn State coach Jerry Sandusky was arrested and arrai...

Sandusky Lawyer Says He's Ready To Question Alleged Victims

AP | MARYCLAIRE DALE and GENARO C. ARMAS | Posted 02.05.2012

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — A 19-year-old man has filed a complaint with state police alleging he was sexually abused by Jerry Sandusky after the forme...

Report: All Eight Alleged Victims To Testify Against Jerry Sandusky

Posted 12.06.2011

Jerry Sandusky's on-camera interview with The New York Times appears to have had the same effect as his call-in interview with Bob Costas on NBC's "Ro...

What Can Penn State Do To Fix Image?

AP | DAVE CARPENTER | Posted 01.20.2012

The child sex abuse scandal at Penn State is a public relations disaster that the university is likely to be dealing with for years to come. The chal...

Jerry Sandusky Cover-Up: How the 'Gay Factor' May Have Played a Role

Cindy Abel | Posted 01.17.2012

Cindy Abel

In this type of homophobic environment, where everyone knows policy is one thing and practice is another, perhaps Penn State was paralyzed not only by the alleged rapes, but by the fear of having a gay coach.

More on Penn State: How Do You Do Nothing?

Miriam Novogrodsky | Posted 01.16.2012

Miriam Novogrodsky

The single-minded zeal of a school that's all about football or a church that's all about sin, such extremes create zealots and zealots are not known for strong moral fiber.

Suspected Child Abuse: Mandated Reporting or Moral Obligation?

Teresa Huizar | Posted 01.16.2012

Teresa Huizar

I hope this outrage and anguish is a result of society reaching a point in which we expect the same courage of adults to report suspected child abuse, as we expect of victims in coming forward with disclosures.

Alleged Sandusky Victim "Afraid He'll Go Free"

The Huffington Post | Chris Greenberg | Posted 11.16.2011

Among the 3.87 million viewers who watched Bob Costas interview accused child rapist Jerry Sandusky on NBC's "Rock Center" on Monday was at least one ...

Why Penn State's Sandusky Isn't A Grown Up

Delia Lloyd | Posted 01.15.2012

Delia Lloyd

To my mind, Jerry Sandusky's crime wasn't being sexually attracted to young boys. I'm willing to believe that he couldn't change that about himself. His crime was allowing himself to be in a physical space that allowed him to act upon those urges.

REPORT: Sandusky's Lawyer Impregnated Teenage Girl

Posted 11.16.2011

On Monday evening, former Penn State football coach and accused child predator Jerry Sandusky broke his silence by participating in a telephone interv...

Obama Calls Penn State Scandal 'Heartbreaking'

AP | Posted 11.14.2011

KAPOLEI, Hawaii -- President Barack Obama says the sexual abuse scandal at Penn State has an important message for institutions far beyond college spo...

Without Joe Paterno, Penn State Falls To Nebraska

AP | NANCY ARMOUR | Posted 01.12.2012

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — The Penn State players left the field with their heads bowed, the fans mostly silent. A lifetime worth of emotions was cra...