Judge orders Penn State ex-officials to stand trial for alleged cover-up in Sandusky sex abuse case

[malaise]

http://tracking.si.com/2013/07/30/judge-orders-penn-state-officials-stand-trial/
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A judge has ordered three former Penn State officials to stand trial on all charges related to their alleged cover up in the Jerry Sandusky sex abuse scandal, according to multiple reports including the Associated Press.

District Judge William Wenner ruled Tuesday that then-president Graham Spanier, retired university vice president Gary Schultz and then-athletic director Tim Curley must face trial on charges they covered up an allegation that Sandusky, a former Penn State assistant football coach, was sexually preying on and abusing boys. The charges include perjury, obstruction, endangering the welfare of children, failure to properly report suspected abuse and conspiracy. Those charges include allegations of hiding evidence from investigators and lying to the grand jury.

Wenner called it ”a tragic day for Penn State University to say the least.”

The Penn State officials have stated their innocence, claiming they were never aware that an allegation at the time involved anything of a sexual nature. They say they had believed that Sandusky and the boy, known in court papers as Victim 2, were engaged in nothing more than horseplay in a university locker room shower earlier that month.
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This should sink the ReTHUG governor as well. Great news.

[Hydra]

1. We can hope they'll dredge the swamp there

I think it will be an uphill battle though- rumors hinted at high level people involved in the sex abuse ring, and how it was likely a very profitable/power gathering operation.

I don't remember seeing any fallout about the "call boys."

[malaise]

5. Good point - they always manage to escape and move the operation elsewhere

Too sad.

[Initech]

2. Had there not been a massive cover up for these disgusting crimes...

And Jerry Sandusky had been arrested several years ago, this whole thing would have just been a blip on the Penn State radar. And Joe Paterno would have died a hero. Instead letting a notorious child molestor like Sandusky walk free, it destroyed the school's reputation and their winning legacy, which they will never get back. I hope they throw the book at the board and then some.

[malaise]

4. 100% correct

I will never understand why the sports is the be all and end all of so many universities.
Throw away the keys for all the scumbags who covered up the rape of people's children.
Fuck 'em!!!

[kath]

3. YAY! Scumbag Corbett should be charged as well.

[bigwillq]

6. If any had knowledge of the events

I hope they are all punished to the fullest extent of the law.

[GiaGiovanni]

7. Spanier most of all

Glad to see it.

[Ruby the Liberal]

8. There are two people missing at that defense table

One is the governor and the other is dead.

[malaise]

10. Yep

The Governor must be running scared about now

[Ruby the Liberal]

11. I believe the new Atty General may be investigating

his sorry ass for sitting on this story in ~2009. One can only hope.

Malaise

[malaise]

12. That's great news

[MadrasT]

9. GOOD and fuck Penn State*

*I say this as a once-proud alumna who was also born there

Now add asshat Corbett to the list

[malaise]

13. Wow!!

[ljm2002]

14. Better late than never...

...glad to hear there will be some follow up on this case.

K&R

[malaise]

15. Corbett is under investigation

This is too good

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