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Wednesday, January 30, 2013

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Pennsylvania Judge Denies Sandusky Request For New Trial

Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky as he walked into his sentencing hearing in October.

January 30, 2013 Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky 45 counts of sexual abuse of minors. The judge affirmed a 30 to 60 year sentence.

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Wednesday, January 02, 2013

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Pa. Gov. Suing NCAA To Stop Penn State Sex Abuse Sanctions

Pa. Gov. Tom Corbett

January 2, 2013 Gov. Tom Corbett (R), says the NCAA is unfairly punishing Penn State students and Pennsylvania businesspeople for the crimes of former Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky; he alleges the athletic association didn't even follow its own disciplinary rules when it imposed the penalties.

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Thursday, November 01, 2012

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Former Penn State President Graham Spanier Charged In Sex Abuse Scandal

Former Penn State University president Graham Spanier speaks during a news conference.

November 1, 2012 The charges have been expected since an internal report blasted Spanier and other top university leaders for their handling of of sex abuse accusations against Jerry Sandusky.

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Tuesday, October 09, 2012

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30 Years In Jail — At A Minimum — For Seemingly Unrepentant Sandusky

Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky as he walked to the courthouse this morning in Bellefonte, Pa.

October 9, 2012 The convicted child molester was at the center of a scandal that rocked Penn State University. A recording attributed to him was posted online Monday. The voice repeats what Sandusky has said all along — that he's innocent — and tries to shift blame.

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Tuesday, October 02, 2012

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Mike McQueary Files Lawsuit Against Penn State

Penn State assistant football coach Mike McQueary.

October 2, 2012 McQueary alleges he was used as a scapegoat in the university's child sex abuse scandal.

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Friday, August 24, 2012

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At Penn State, New Students Weigh Stigma Of Scandal

Signs on display around town are designed to show support for Penn State's football team as a new season begins.

August 24, 2012 The university reports it will exceed its enrollment goal as the fall term begins. Still, new students and their parents have some pragmatic questions about how the scandal will affect them.

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Thursday, August 23, 2012

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Former Penn State President Launches 'Full-Throttle Defense'

Then-Penn State President Graham Spanier and then-head football coach Joe Paterno last fall, before the Jerry Sandusky scandal cost them both their jobs.

August 23, 2012 Graham Spanier lost his job in the wake of the scandal over former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky. Spanier says he never knew Sandusky was molesting young boys.

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Wednesday, August 15, 2012

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Paterno 'Sobbed Uncontrollably' Day After Being Fired, Book Says

Joe Paterno on Nov. 8, 2011, the day before his firing.

August 15, 2012 Dismissed because of evidence that he didn't do enough to alert authorities to a former assistant's abuse of young boys, Paterno knew he'd been ruined. "My name," he said, was "gone." Journalist Joe Posnanski's book goes on sale next week.

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Tuesday, August 14, 2012

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Commission Says Penn State's Accreditation Is 'In Jeopardy'

Penn State during the football team's media day in State College, Pa., on Thursday.

August 14, 2012 The commission is worried the school's integrity standards and its financial footing, following the child sex abuse scandal.

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Friday, August 03, 2012

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Paterno Family Will Appeal Sanctions; NCAA Rejects Attempt

Visitors gather around the statue of former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno outside Beaver Stadium Saturday in State College, Pa.

August 3, 2012 The family argues that the sanctions were implemented in haste and without due process.

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Wednesday, August 01, 2012

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NCAA Appoints Former Sen. George Mitchell To Monitor Penn State

George Mitchell.

August 1, 2012 Mitchell is tasked with making sure the university complies with NCAA sanctions imposed after the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal.

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Monday, July 23, 2012

The Two-Way

Penn State Fined $60M, Banned From Bowls, Wins From 1998 On Vacated

Before its removal from outside the school's football stadium on Sunday, a statue of former football coach Joe Paterno was covered. An independent report concluded he was among top university officials who failed to act when they learned that Jerry Sandusky might be sexually abusing young boys.

July 23, 2012 A "conspiracy of silence" allowed former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky to continue preying on young boys, the athletic association said.

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Sunday, July 22, 2012

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NCAA To Issue Sanctions Against Penn State

July 22, 2012 The NCAA says it will levy "corrective and punitive measures" against the school over the child sex abuse scandal involving Jerry Sandusky. The move comes the same day Penn State removed the statue of legendary football coach Joe Paterno from outside the football stadium.

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Friday, July 13, 2012

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Penn State Scandal: Freeh Uncovered More About Paterno Than State Did

Penn State football coach Joe Paterno in 1997.

July 13, 2012 The former FBI director's investigators were "more successful in burrowing into the traditionally closed university" than state investigators had been, writes Pulitzer-prize winning reporter Sara Ganim of Harrisburg's The Patriot-News.

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Thursday, July 12, 2012

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Paterno, Others Slammed In Report For Failing To Protect Sandusky's Victims

Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky being led away from court after his conviction last month.

July 12, 2012 Former FBI Director Louis Freeh and his team of investigators allege that the legendary football coach and other leaders at the school "failed to take any steps" for 14 years to help the young boys who were sexually abused by Jerry Sandusky.

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