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Penn State Paid Paterno Estate $5.7M

Pay recognized 'decades-long' contribution, says official

(Newser) - Even though Penn State coach Joe Paterno was forced out of his job for his failure to help prevent suspected sex assaults by his assistant coach, his estate was paid $5.7 million by the university. The money covers contract and pension payments, including a $3 million retirement bonus that...

Old Psych Report Says Sandusky Was 'Likely Pedophile'

Penn State police filed away psychologist's warning

(Newser) - Another fumble in Penn State's handling of the Jerry Sandusky case: Turns out a psychologist warned school police that Sandusky's behavior fit a "likely pedophile's pattern," but the warning was filed away and forgotten, MSNBC reports. “There was very little doubt in my mind...

Paterno Fired for &#39;Failure of Leadership&#39;
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Mar 12, 2012 3:48 PM CDT

Paterno Fired for 'Failure of Leadership'

Penn State board of trustees details how it came to decision to fire 'Joe Pa'

(Newser) - Penn State fired iconic coach Joe Paterno last year for his "failure of leadership" in not doing more to stop Jerry Sandusky's alleged sex abuse of young boys, according to a report the university's trustees released today detailing the reasons for their decision. While Paterno did his...

Sandusky Abused Boys as Young as 8: Prosecutors

And he abused 8 while on Penn State's campus

(Newser) - Prosecutors have finally pulled back the curtain on exactly what they're accusing Jerry Sandusky of, and it's not pretty. Sandusky allegedly molested 10 boys, ranging in age from 8 to 17, according to a "bill of particulars" the Attorney General's office filed yesterday. What's more,...

Former Daughter-in-Law: Sandusky Touched My Son

Jill Thomas fights ruling allowing former coach to see grandkids

(Newser) - Jerry Sandusky was given the OK to see most of his grandchildren yesterday, and his former daughter-in-law isn't happy about it. Sandusky "inappropriately touched my son," says Jill Thomas, adding that she thinks he was grooming the child for sex abuse. Sandusky still isn't allowed to...

Sandusky Gets OK to See Grandkids

He's also allowed to keep hanging out on his porch

(Newser) - The judge in Jerry Sandusky's child sex abuse trial ruled on a bunch of lingering issues today, and it was pretty much good news all around for the former Penn State assistant coach. Judge John Cleland gave Sandusky the OK to see his grandkids so long as their parents...

Sandusky Is Staring at Kids From Porch: Prosecutors

They want a judge to order him kept inside his home

(Newser) - Jerry Sandusky has reportedly been spending some quality time on his back porch—watching kids play at a neighboring school, according to complaints. Prosecutors yesterday filed a request that Sandusky's bail conditions be altered to prevent him from going outside his home for anything other than medical treatment. "...

Sandusky Will Be Told Accusers' Names This Week

Identities will be released to lawyer by Friday

(Newser) - Jerry Sandusky will soon learn the names of the 10 young men accusing him of sex abuse. The names will be delivered to Sandusky's lawyer by Friday, the attorney general's office says. Sandusky's lawyer had requested a document outlining the names as well as times, locations, and...

Nike Founder Defends Paterno, Gets Standing O

Blame investigation, not legendary coach: Phil Knight

(Newser) - Nike founder and chairman Phil Knight brought a Joe Paterno memorial crowd to its feet when he defended the former coach over the Jerry Sandusky scandal. Paterno "gave full disclosure to his superiors, information that went up the chains to the head of the campus police and the president...

Sandusky Weighs in on Paterno's Death

'This is a sad day!' former Penn State coach declares

(Newser) - Jerry Sandusky is an expert at running his mouth when he should probably shut it , so it comes as little surprise that the retired Penn State coach, now facing child sex abuse charges, felt the need to issue a statement on Joe Paterno's death. "This is a sad...

Paterno Tells His Side of the Story

'I never heard of ... rape and a man': former Penn State coach

(Newser) - Joe Paterno recounted his version of the Jerry Sandusky rape case during two interviews this week with the Washington Post . Fragile from chemotherapy and wheelchair-bound with a broken pelvis, Paterno said Penn State assistant coach Mike McQueary came to him in 2002 describing a vague scene of Sandusky fondling a...

Penn State Alums Fume Over Handling of Scandal

President tours state to discuss Sandusky aftermath, Paterno firing

(Newser) - Penn State's president is holding town-hall meetings for alums as fallout from the Jerry Sandusky scandal continues, and audiences aren't going easy on the school's leader—especially where Joe Paterno is concerned. At his second of three stops, Rodney Erickson heaped the blamed squarely on Sandusky, the...

Sandusky's Autobiography Helped Cops Find Victims

Questions fly over lengthy investigation

(Newser) - A simple Google search on Jerry Sandusky could have saved police a lot of time. Instead, it wasn't until a year into the investigation of Sandusky's alleged child abuse that authorities learned about his autobiography, Touched—which helped them track down four more victims. In late 2009, police...

Judge: Penn State Officials Will Stand Trial for Lying

Rules there is enough evidence

(Newser) - Mike McQueary's testimony that he believes he saw Jerry Sandusky molesting a boy and that he fully conveyed what he had seen to two Penn State administrators helped seal the deal: A judge ruled today that prosecutors have enough evidence to send the officials' cases to trial, reports Reuters...

McQueary: I'm Pretty Sure Sandusky Was Molesting Boy

He testifies about scene in showers

(Newser) - Penn State coach Mike McQueary testified today that he believes he saw Jerry Sandusky molesting a boy and that he fully conveyed what he had seen to two Penn State administrators. McQueary, speaking for the first time in public about the 2002 encounter in a Penn State locker room, said...

Lawyer: Sandusky Teaching Kids How to Shower?

He stresses that he's speaking hypothetically

(Newser) - Hey, Jerry Sandusky and his lawyers are still talking, and today's highlight comes courtesy of attorney Karl Rominger. First he told abc27 News this, as a possible explanation of why Sandusky showered with boys: "Teaching a person to shower at the age of 12 or 14 sounds strange...

Sandusky Lawyer Accidentally Touts Gay Sex Line

Joe Amendola suggests calling '1-800-REALITY'

(Newser) - If the impregnation of a teen client wasn't enough to make Jerry Sandusky think twice about his choice of lawyer, this might: After Sandusky waived his right to a pretrial hearing yesterday, Joe Amendola told reporters that anybody who believes Mike McQueary witnessed his client raping a boy and...

Sandusky Waives Right to Hearing

Surprise move cuts off testimony from accusers

(Newser) - Jerry Sandusky arrived in court today, for what was expected to be a lengthy pretrial hearing featuring testimony from many of his accusers. Instead, Sandusky surprised the court by waiving his right to the hearing, allowing the sexual abuse case to move straight to trial. On the way out of...

Sandusky Witness Changed His Story: Insider

Mike McQueary's account at core of Penn State case

(Newser) - The witness whose account of the now-infamous shower encounter sits at the center of the Penn State child abuse case has changed his story over the years, according to the Patriot-News . Much of the case against Jerry Sandusky hinges on former assistant coach Mike McQueary's report that he saw...

Sports World Hit With Fresh Sex Abuse Allegations

2 accuse boss of the Amateur Athletic Union of assault when they were teens

(Newser) - In yet more accusations of sex attacks on children in the sports world, the boss of the Amateur Athletic Union has been axed amid a sex crime probe. The AAU booted Bobby Dodd last week and Memphis police launched an investigation after two men stepped forward to say that he...

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