s3.documentcloud.org/documents/264787/grand-jury-report.pdf. Penn State President Graham Spanier Submits Letter of Resignation, Likely Out Amid Scandal - College Football. Penn State head football coach Joe Paterno announced on Wednesday that he would retire effective at the end of this season. Now, it appears that school president Graham Spanier is on his way out as well. ABC News is reporting that Spanier has submitted his letter of resignation in light of the scandal surrounding the sexual abuse allegations that have come about after former Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky was arrested for allegedly sexually abusing children.
The ABC News report indicates that Spanier has handed in his letter of resgination as school's president, and it is on The Board of Trustees to accept the resignation. The board was to meet Wednesday night at 7 p.m., according to the report. The Express-Times first reported earlier in the day Wednesday that Spanier would be out as president. That report expected Spanier to either resign or be let go by day's end. According to multiple reports, the board is expected to hold a news conference Wednesday night at 10 p.m. Lawyer For Penn State Victims Worried About Scapegoating Victims In Paterno Firing. Get Breaking News First Receive News, Politics, and Entertainment Headlines Each Morning. Sign Up HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A lawyer who is advising some of those who reported being sexually abused by a former Penn State assistant football coach said he is worried that people angry about Joe Paterno’s firing could turn them into scapegoats for the longtime coach’s sudden departure.
Harrisburg attorney Ben Andreozzi said Thursday that he believes the university trustees did not consult with the victims before replacing the 84-year-old Paterno late Wednesday, a decision that prompted angry students to gather in downtown State College shouting support for the coach and tipping over a news van. “These sexual assault victims are now watching people parade and riot around the streets,” he said. “Now you have a football institution crumbling, and to think that is not in some way going to impact these victims is naive.” “My biggest concern is, it’s not necessarily the decision,” Andreozzi said. Peter Wolson: The Joe Paterno Syndrome: Idealization and the Corruption of Morality. On the evening of November 9th, more than a thousand Penn State college students vehemently protested the firing of their beloved hero, Joe Paterno, the legendary football couch of Penn State, for not reporting to the police in 2002 his knowledge of coach Jerry Sandusky raping and sodomizing a ten-year-old boy in an athletic facility.
Instead, Paterno merely passed the information on to school administrators, allegedly because Sandusky was already retired. The administrators punished Sandusky by depriving him of keys to the university locker room but left him with access to a university office, to young men at Penn State and to boys in the vicinity. Like Paterno, neither the administrators nor Graham Spanier, Penn State president, reported this incident to the police, which left Sandusky free to continue molesting children. Unfortunately, this is quite common. Loving or caring about someone frequently blinds one to their trespasses.
Idealization serves a vital psychological need. Local News. PSU Administration. The report comes on the heels of an earlier ESPN report today that Tom Ridge, a former Pennsylvania governor, is being eyed as a possible replacement for Spanier. ESPN reported that a source close to "the situation" at the university said the board of trustees was looking at Ridge. Spanier has lost support since the scandal broke Saturday involving at least eight sex abuse allegations against former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky. Sandusky, a former defensive coordinator for the football team, faces charges he sexually assaulted eight boys over a 15-year period, between 1994 and 2009.
Among the allegations is a 2002 incident in which a graduate assistant for the team says he saw Sandusky sexually assault a young boy at the practice center. The scandal has rocked the storied football program and university. Head Coach Joe Paterno has already announced he will retire at the end of the season. Top school officials say they weren't told about the seriousness of the 2002 matter. PSU Trustees. PSU Official Response. The Board of Trustees of The Pennsylvania State University is outraged by the horrifying details contained in the Grand Jury Report. As parents, alumni and members of the Penn State Community, our hearts go out to all of those impacted by these terrible events, especially the tragedies involving children and their families.
We cannot begin to express the combination of sorrow and anger that we feel about the allegations surrounding Jerry Sandusky. We hear those of you who feel betrayed and we want to assure all of you that the Board will take swift, decisive action. At its regular meeting on Friday, November 11, 2011, the Board will appoint a Special Committee, members of which are currently being identified, to undertake a full and complete investigation of the circumstances that gave rise to the Grand Jury Report.
Penn State has always strived for honesty, integrity and the highest moral standards in all of its programs. Crisis Timeline. Former Penn State defensive coordinator Gerald "Jerry" Sandusky was found guilty of sexual abuse, convicted of 45 out of 48 counts on Friday, June 22. He was accused of sexually abusing 10 boys over a 15-year period in a scandal that has rocked the university's community. Several alleged victims have testified in the trial, which began on June 11. Sandusky, 68, and his attorney maintained that he was innocent of the charges, which stem from a grand jury investigation.
The former coaching assistant says he merely "horsed around" with the boys, all of whom he met through his Second Mile charity. Penn State University fired long-time coach Joe Paterno and president Graham Spanier on Nov. 9, four days after Sandusky was initially arrested. Two school officials who have stepped down from their posts — athletic director Tim Curley and a vice president, Gary Schultz — are accused of perjury and failing to report suspected child abuse. Key Figures Timeline Of Events On May 13 and May 19, Det. Sandusky abuse claims date back to 1994, grand jury says. Retired Penn State assistant coach Jerry Sandusky was arrested Saturday and faces sexual child abuse charges. Grand jury report contains allegations as far back as 1994University officials knew of allegations as early as 1998, grand jury saysAllegations made in 1998 sparked a multi-year investigation (CNN) -- The child sex investigation against retired Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky began in 2008 with the first report of allegations to law enforcement.
But allegations and eyewitness accounts, some known to university officials, date back as far as 1994. Here's a look at the timeline, drawn from the grand jury report, the Pennslyvania attorney general's office and a statement from The Second Mile, a charity founded by Sandusky to help troubled youth: 1977 -- Sandusky founds "The Second Mile. " 1994-1997 -- According to the grand jury report, Sandusky allegedly engages in inappropriate conduct with three different boys he met separately through the Second Mile program. Fmr. Ex-Penn State coach charged with abuse.
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - A former defensive coordinator who was integral for decades to Penn State's success in football was accused Saturday of sexually abusing eight boys, and the school's athletic director and an administrator were charged with perjury and failing to report what they knew about the allegations in a case that prosecutors said uncovered a years-long trail of a predator and those who protected him. Former coach Jerry Sandusky, 67, of State College, was arrested Saturday and released on $100,000 bail after being arraigned on 40 criminal counts, the state attorney general's office said.
Athletic director Tim Curley, 57, and Penn State vice president for finance and business Gary Schultz, 62, both of Boalsburg, were expected to turn themselves in Monday in Harrisburg. Schultz's position includes oversight of the university's police department. MORE: Summary of grand jury findings Lawyers for both men issued statements saying they were innocent of all charges. Jerry Sandusky Barred From Being Alone With Grandchildren. This Dec. 28, 1999 photo shows Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky on the sidelines. Jerry Sandusky has been barred from being alone with his grandchildren under a temporary order approved by Centre County Judge Thomas Kistler on behalf of three children, the Centre Daily Times reported Tuesday.
Full Grand Jury Report [Warning: Graphic Material] Prothonotary Debra Immel said the children, who live with both of their parents in a shared custody arrangement, cannot be in the presence or at the home of Sandusky, their paternal grandfather, without supervision. Overnight visits at his State College home are barred. It's unclear to which of the couple's six grandchildren the order applies. Court officials are delaying a preliminary hearing that had been scheduled for Sandusky on Wednesday.
Copyright Associated Press Get the latest headlines sent to your inbox! Sandusky charity for youths had inklings of trouble in ‘98. However, the organization knew as early as 1998 that Mr. Sandusky was under investigation for similar sexual misconduct in a Penn State shower involving a different boy from the program, according to a presentment by a statewide investigating grand jury. Mr. Sandusky started the program in 1977 to help troubled boys, but it provided him with access to hundreds of vulnerable youths, at least eight of whom he is accused of sexually assaulting over a 15-year period, the presentment said.
State College attorney Wendell V. Courtney was apprised of the investigation in 1998 because he was then-counsel for Penn State and for The Second Mile, a position he still holds. He was unavailable for comment Monday. That investigation, by University Police, was closed when the Centre County district attorney's office decided not to file charges. The Second Mile learned of another investigation involving Mr. Mr. Mr. The presentment said all eight victims whom Mr. While coaching at Penn State in 1977, Mr. Joe Sandusky. <br/><a href=" US News</a> | <a href=" Business News</a> Copy As the fate of Penn State football coach Joe Paterno hangs in the balance, new details have emerged about how the university failed to report the child sexual assaults allegedly committed by his former defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky.
According to prosecutors, Penn State had multiple opportunities to stop Sandusky's alleged abuse. In 1998 two boys reportedly came forward to say Sandusky had fondled them in the team's showers. Campus police had eavesdropped on a conversation between Sandusky and one boy's mother. "He admitted to taking the shower, he admitted to some extent something bad happened," the woman, who was not identified, said. The mother said that she was proud of her son, who had the courage stand up to one of the giants of college football, according to Ganim. Pennsylvania Gov. Paterno Breaks His Silence "I've lived for this place.
Child Abuse Organizations. MINNEAPOLIS -- The unfolding child sexual abuse scandal at Penn State University has amplified a question many people have faced at one point or another in their lives: "Something doesn't seem right, but should I report it? " The answer is both legal and moral. In Minnesota, state law requires people in certain professions, including clergy, teachers and doctors, to report suspected child abuse.
For those not covered by statutes, the obligation is moral, says Deborah Huskins, an area director for Hennepin County Human services. "If it were me, I would call. I would report it because I wouldn't want to live with consequences," said Huskins. "It's not your responsibility to determine whether something actually happened. In Hennepin County, suspected child abuse reports can be made by phoning 612-348-3552. But how could so many people around Jerry Sandusky - the former Penn State assistant coach - seemingly fail to act as the evidence against him piled up. Victims. Updated Nov 9, 2011 10:30 PM ET Penn State University officials betrayed those allegedly sexually abused by former football assistant coach Jerry Sandusky, the mother of one of the alleged victims said.
"I'm so upset," the mother told the Harrisburg (Pa.) Patriot-News. "My son is extremely distraught, and now to see how we were betrayed, words cannot tell you. " The mother shared her contempt for university officials who were slow to react to allegations against Sandusky. In particular, she pointed to university president Graham Spanier, athletic director Tim Curley and administrator Gary Schultz for callous disregard for the alleged victims and their families. "To see that Graham Spanier is putting his unconditional support behind Curley and Schultz when he should be putting his support behind the victims, it just makes them victims all over again," she told the Patriot-News in a story published Tuesday. The woman's son, now 24, is identified as Victim Six in the indictment. Government Agencies.
Professional Public Relations. COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. 9, 2011 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- The Penn State Athletic Department is in turmoil as a result of how the university and athletic department handled allegations of sexual abuse by an assistant football coach. Two Penn State officials, including the athletic director, have been charged with perjury and failing to report suspected sexual abuse. Newspapers are printing calls for the resignation of the University President and head football coach. If true, the allegations against the assistant coach are horrific and the victims deserve tremendous sympathy and support.
The legal system will now have to run its course. At this early stage of the scandal, it is clear that the University's internal staff and procedures were not equipped to handle these types of allegations. In the future, Institutions need to be increasingly aware that investigations conducted by objectively credible people may be subject to conflict of interest criticism. SOURCE Lycurgus Group, LLC. PSU Students. As many called for Penn State head coach Joe Paterno to step down, thousands of students raced through the streets and across the Penn State University campus on Tuesday night as part of a protest rally to support the embattled football coach. Skip to next paragraph Subscribe Today to the Monitor Click Here for your FREE 30 DAYS ofThe Christian Science MonitorWeekly Digital Edition Police in riot gear were unable to control the raucous crowd as it quickly moved from a downtown side street to the main administration building on the campus.
Hundreds of students also gathered outside Paterno's house Tuesday night, chanting and cheering in support for the legendary Penn State coach. The atmosphere at the campus rally was a combination of pep rally and rock concert before the stampede began. "We're here to support our school. Students at Penn State had rallied in support of football coach Joe Paterno at two sites on Tuesday. There were no indications of injuries or violence. Penn State students rail against officials in child-sex abuse scandal - latimes.com. PSU Alumni. Penn State's Joe Paterno Shouldn't Have Coached a Game This Season.
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