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Washington Post Graham Spanier might have been ousted from his post at the helm of Penn State over the sex-abuse scandal that engulfed the university, but it seems he’s found a backup employer: the American taxpayer. Only a disgraced public figure would consider joining the much-maligned ranks of the federal workforce as a step up, reputation-wise. We can assume there were no openings for a used-car salesman. Spanier was faulted in [...] Graham Spanier might have been ousted from his post at the helm of Penn State over the sex-abuse scandal that engulfed the university, but it seems he’s found a backup employer: the American taxpayer. Spanier was faulted in an internal Penn State report after the conviction on child-molestation charges of former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky. The report said he, head coach Joe Paterno and others helped cover up Sandusky’s abuse. Only a disgraced [...] Graham Spanier denies cover-up and says he was abused by his father Some warn that NCAA action will cripple the school and community Statue of Paterno was torn down on Sunday after his role in a cover-up of Jerry Sandusky’s actions was revealed Paterno was fired in November amid the child sex abuse case against his former defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky Report two weeks ago revealed that Paterno had a role in covering up child sex abuse allegations against Jerry Sandusky Findings may lead to the end of Penn State football programme A statue honouring [...] State College, Pennsylvania (CNN) – Penn State’s leaders showed “total disregard” for victims of child sex abuse and failed to protect children, an internal review has found. In fact, several senior officials “empowered” former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky to attract more victims for child sex abuse, the report found. In a statement released along with the 267-page report, Louis Freeh, the former FBI director and federal judge who spearheaded the review, blasted [...] AP Nov. 8: Penn State football coach Joe Paterno speaks briefly to reporters as he leaves for football practice in State College, Pa. Paterno was later fired by the university board of trustees for not doing more to report allegations of child sex abuse by his former defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky, who retired in 1999. STATE COLLEGE, Pa. – Former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno and his wife donated $100,000 to the university [...] Ron Paul hounded while Scandal that undermines Santorum’s “family values” swept aside Paul Joseph Watson While the establishment media has ceaselessly smeared Ron Paul for the controversial content of decades-old newsletters that were not even written by him, the comparatively shocking scandal of Rick Santorum having sponsored alleged child molester Jerry Sandusky has been almost universally ignored. Santorum, who has cultivated an image as a clean-cut social conservative [...] By Thomas L. Day, Washington Post I’m 31, an Iraq war veteran, a Penn State graduate, a Catholic, a native of State College, acquaintance of Jerry Sandusky’s, and a product of his Second Mile foundation. And I have fully lost faith in the leadership of my parents’ generation. Penn State football coach Joe Paterno arrives home Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011, in State College, Pa. (Matt Rourke – AP)I was never harmed by Sandusky, but [...] Assistant football coach Mike McQueary has been placed on paid administrative leave after it became clear he could not continue coaching, Penn State president Rodney Erickson said. In his opening statement of a press conference this afternoon, Erickson also said it appeared some people were afraid to come forward and report abuse alleged to have been done by Jerry Sandusky in a football locker room shower. “Never again should anyone at [...] The Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse case has already cost the jobs of football coach Joe Paterno anduniversity President Graham Spanier. State and federal investigators continue to unravel the case and might bring additional charges. More than one tip has already come into the tipline that police have set up for potential victims. But in the end, it’s going to come down to credibility. Stories contradict each other. Grand jury testimony clashes. Who was telling [...] Mike McQueary, a key figure in the child sex scandal rocking Penn State, won’t serve as an assistant coach for the Nittany Lions tomorrow because of “multiple threats” that have been made against him, the school said last night. The university issued a statement saying it would be “in the best interest of all” if the receivers coach did not attend the game against Nebraska at Beaver Stadium. The trustees had been [...] (Reuters) – Penn State University students were warned by local police not to take to the streets on Saturday at the football team’s final home game to protest the sacking of legendary coach Joe Paterno amid a sexual abuse scandal. State College Police Department Captain John Gardner said he plans to have every officer working at the game against Nebraska, where some fear students may protest the ouster of Paterno after [...] Michael Hurley In April, Pittsburgh radio host Mark Madden wrote a story revealing Penn State for much of the cover-up of Jerry Sandusky’s alleged child rape that has been exposed in the past week. While it didn’t raise many eyebrows back then, six months later it looks to be incredibly accurate. On Thursday morning, just hours after legendary head coach Joe Paterno and university president Graham Spanier were fired [...] Joe Paterno was inducted into the National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame in 2007. (PSU Sports) U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-Pa.) and Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) announced today that they are rescinding their support for the nomination of former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno for the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Read full article here… In April, Pittsburgh radio host Mark Madden wrote a story revealing Penn State for much of the cover-up ofJerry Sandusky‘s alleged child rape that has been exposed in the past week. While it didn’t raise many eyebrows back then, six months later it looks to be incredibly accurate. On Thursday morning, just hours after legendary head coach Joe Paterno and university president Graham Spanier were fired by the school’s board of [...]
Jim Prisching/Associated Press Penn State coach Joe Paterno walked off the field after pregame warmups at Northwestern last month. From NYT: STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Joe Paterno’s tenure as coach of the Penn State football team will soon be over, perhaps within days or weeks, in the wake of a sex-abuse scandal that has implicated university officials, according to two people briefed on conversations among the university’s top officials. The board of trustees has yet [...] Exclusive: Victims Double In Penn State Case: MyFoxPHILLY.com UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Fox 29 has learned the number of child-abuse in the Penn State sex-abuse scandal involving ex-coach Jerry Sandusky has more than doubled in the past day, and is closer to 20 victims. Slideshows: Rally At JoePa’s Home | Coach Mobbed By Reporters There were eight victims named in the grand jury presentment and 40 charges leveled against Sandusky, a long-time assistant to [...] |
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