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Friday, June 22, 2012

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Ex-Penn St. Asst. Coach Jerry Sandusky Guilty Of Sex Abuse

Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky leaves the Centre County Courthouse in handcuffs after a jury found him guilty on 45 of 48 charges in his sex abuse trial in Bellefonte, Pa., Friday.

June 22, 2012 The charges against the former Penn State assistant football coach involved the abuse of 10 boys over a 15-year period.

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Wednesday, June 20, 2012

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Sandusky Defense Rests; He Doesn't Testify

Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky as he left the Centre County Courthouse in Bellefonte, Pa., on Tuesday.

June 20, 2012 Closing arguments will begin Thursday in the trial of former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky.

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Monday, June 11, 2012

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Prosecutor Says Sandusky Cultivated Boys, Defense Calls Case Flimsy

Former Penn State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky as he arrived at the Centre County Courthouse in Bellefonte, Pa., this morning.

June 11, 2012 The trial of the former Penn State assistant football coach has begun. He's accused of sexually abusing 10 young boys over 15 years, beginning in the late 1980s. Sandusky has pleaded innocent.

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Tuesday, June 05, 2012

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As Sandusky Trial Begins, A 'Two-Minute Guide' To The Case

Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky as he arrived at a courthouse in Bellefonte, Pa., this morning.

June 5, 2012 Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Sara Ganim, who broke the story that rocked Penn State, sums up the news so far. Sandusky has pleaded innocent to charges that he sexually abused young boys.

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Thursday, January 26, 2012

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At Penn State: Emotional Memorial Service For Joe Paterno

Sue Paterno, widow of Joe Paterno, consoles one of her grandsons following the memorial  service.

January 26, 2012 An estimated 10,000 people attended the service for the former football coach. He died Sunday, at the age of 85.

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Saturday, January 21, 2012

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Update: Joe Paterno Has Died

Joe Paterno, during a Penn State game last October.

January 21, 2012 The former Penn State football coach's family released a statement Sunday morning confirming his death. The 85-year-old legend had lung cancer.

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Friday, January 13, 2012

The Two-Way

'Washington Post' Touts First Extensive Post-Scandal Interview With Paterno

January 13, 2012 The newspaper plans to report Saturday about what the former Penn State football coach has to say concerning the scandal involving one of his former assistants. It cost Paterno his job.

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Thursday, January 12, 2012

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Penn State Will Honor Paterno, School President Says

Joe Paterno, during a Penn State game last October.

January 12, 2012 "We will publicly honor Joe and his wife, Sue, for all the many things they have done for the university, both from an athletic standpoint and an academic standpoint," President Rodney Erickson told alumni Wednesday.

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Friday, January 06, 2012

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Penn State Ready To Name New Football Coach, ESPN Says

Bill O'Brien, offensive coordinator of the New England Patriots.

January 6, 2012 The school has reportedly chosen New England Patriots offensive coordinator Bill O'Brien to be its next head football coach and the man who will try to rebuild a program that was rocked last fall by a scandal that cost coach Joe Paterno the job

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Wednesday, December 21, 2011

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Accused Of Sexually Abusing Children Decades Ago, Sportswriter Retires

July 23, 2011: Sportswriter Bill Conlin speaking at the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

December 21, 2011 Bill Conlin, a Philadelphia Daily News sportswriter for 46 years, retired after three women and a man came forward to accuse him of molesting them in the 1970s. His lawyer says he wants to "vindicate his name."

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Friday, December 16, 2011

The Two-Way

McQueary Repeats Allegation About Sandusky

Mike McQueary as he arrived this morning at the Dauphin County Court in Harrisburg, Pa.

December 16, 2011 The key witness in the case against the former Penn State assistant football coach says in open court that "I believe Jerry was sexually molesting" a young boy.

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Tuesday, December 13, 2011

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Update: Sandusky Waives Right To Preliminary Hearing

Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky as he arrived this morning at the  Centre County (Pa.) Courthouse.

December 13, 2011 Former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky says he's innocent. Authorities have charged him with more than 50 counts involving the alleged sexual abuse of at least 10 boys.

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Thursday, December 08, 2011

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Jerry Sandusky's Wife Says He's Innocent

Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, center, gets out of a car in front of his home on Thursday after he was released from jail.

December 8, 2011 Dottie Sandusky issued her first comments since her husband was charged with more than 50 counts related to the sexual assault of boys.

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Wednesday, December 07, 2011

The Two-Way

Though Accusers Are 'Credible,' No State Charges Against Syracuse Coach

December 7, 2011 The local prosecutor says the statute of limitations prevents him from making a case against Bernie Fine. The former assistant basketball coach says he did not sexually abuse the two accusers when they were boys. Federal charges are still possible.

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Wednesday, November 30, 2011

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First 'Penn State Scandal' Civil Suit Filed

Jerry Sandusky, center, is placed in a police car in Bellefonte, Pa. on Saturday, Nov. 5.

November 30, 2011 A man, now 29 years old, claims that as a boy he was sexually abused more than 100 times by the former Penn State assistant football coach. Sandusky has previously said he never sexually abused anyone.

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