Child sex charges, possible cover-up rock Penn St

Associated Press

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. – An explosive sex abuse scandal and possible cover-up rocked Happy Valley after former Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky, once considered Joe Paterno’s heir apparent, was charged with sexually assaulting eight boys over a 15-year period. Among the allegations was that a graduate assistant saw Sandusky assault a boy in the shower at the Nittany Lions’ practice center in 2002.

Sandusky retired in 1999 but continued to use the school’s facilities for his work with The Second Mile, a foundation he established to help at-risk kids. The state grand jury investigation also resulted in perjury charges against Tim Curley, Penn State’s athletic director, and Gary Schultz, vice president for finance and business. The two administrators were accused of failing to alert police -as required by state law-of their investigation of the allegations.

“This is a case about a sexual predator who used his position within the university and community to repeatedly prey on young boys,” state Attorney General Linda Kelly said Saturday in a statement.

Paterno, who last week became the winningest coach in Division I football, wasn’t charged, and the grand jury report didn’t appear to implicate him in wrongdoing.  Click here to continue.

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Learn on how you can protect your child(ren) from sexual predators? Check out Investigator Sergeant Patrick Crough’s book, “The Serpents Among Us. How to Protect Your Children From Sexual Predators. A Police Investigators Perspective.”

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