Penn State Scandal
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Joe Paterno letter to players: 'We are a world-class university'
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In a final letter read to his players on Wednesday, Joe Paterno reiterated that the malaise surrounding Jerry Sandusky wasn't a football or academic scandal and reiterated what it meant to go and play for Penn State.
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Penn State emails: Graham Spanier, Tim Curley 'reconsidered' reporting Sandusky
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Emails show Penn State's former president agreed not to take allegations of sex abuse against ex-assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky to authorities but worried university officials would be "vulnerable" for failing to report it.
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Jerry Sandusky trial: Jury finds Sandusky guilty on 45 out of 48 charges of sexual abuse
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The end to one of the most notorious child sexual abuse cases in recent memory came Friday night, as former Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky was found guilty on 45 out of 48 charges of sexual abuse.
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Jerry Sandusky trial: Witness says Sandusky threatened him
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A witness, now 25, told jurors Sandusky assaulted him in the basement of the former Penn State assistant football coach's State College home in the late 1990s, then threatened to keep him away from his biological family.
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Jerry Sandusky trial: Testimony resumes in Penn State sex abuse case
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Former Penn State assistant coach Mike McQueary told jurors in Jerry Sandusky's sex abuse trial Tuesday that he saw his ex-colleague with a prepubescent boy in an on-campus shower and that he that he heard "skin-on-skin smacking sound."
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Jerry Sandusky trial: Jury selection begins in Penn State scandal trial
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Jury selection in the Jerry Sandusky trial got started on Tuesday, and out of the 16 jurors and alternates needed to begin, three were seated as all eyes returned to State College.
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The Second Mile shutting down, transfering assets
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The charity for troubled youths started by Jerry Sandusky more than three decades ago said Friday it is seeking court approval to shut down and transfer its programs to a Texas-based youth ministry
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AG: Ex-Penn State coach Jerry Sandusky abused boys ages 8 to 17
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Prosecutors claim Jerry Sandusky sexually abused boys ranging in age from 8 to 17, eight of whom were molested on the Penn State campus, according to a document with new details about the case filed Thursday.
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Joe Paterno tributes start
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Thousands of people lined up Tuesday in State College to pay their final respects to Joe Paterno. Three days of events are planned to pay tribute to the long-time Penn State coach.
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Penn St. coach: I saw molestation and reported it
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A Penn State assistant football coach testified Friday that he believes he saw former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky molesting a boy on campus and that he fully conveyed what he had seen to two Penn State administrators.
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Questions arise on eve of Jerry Sandusky's preliminary hearing
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Mike McQueary stands as the only adult eyewitness to an alleged attack on a child by Jerry Sandusky, but now there are questions to what the Penn State graduate assistant coach actually saw.
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Accuser raises questions about Sandusky's wife
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Grand jury reports alleging child sex abuse by former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky are also raising questions about whether his wife knew about his alleged pattern of preying on boys - or how she couldn't have known.
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Sandusky posts bail after Wednesday re-arrest
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Ex-Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky has posted $250,000 bail after spending a night in jail following new child sex abuse charges filed against him.
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Penn State scandal: Sandusky accuser, charity settle legal dispute
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Lawyers for a young man described in a grand jury report as a victim of sexual abuse by former Penn State assistant coach Jerry Sandusky said Thursday they settled a legal action regarding a charity's assets.
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New accuser sues Sandusky, Penn State, Second Mile in abuse case
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The lawsuit claims Sandusky abused the boy from 1992, when the boy was 10, until 1996 and threatened to harm his family to keep the boy quiet.
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After Penn State, Prince William delegate wants expanded reporting rules
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In the wake of the abuse scandal at Penn State, a Virginia official wants to change the Commonwealth's rules about who is required to report sexual abuse.
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Lawyers for former Penn State administrators seek records
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Lawyers are gearing up for the fight against two Penn State administrators charged in the scandal surrounding Jerry Sandusky.
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Maryland Senator among lawmakers asking for hearing after Penn State scandal
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The Senate has scheduled the first congressional hearing in the wake of the Penn State child abuse scandal.
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