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Penn State Waives Application Fee

Three guesses as to why...

(Newser) - Penn State's School of Law on Wednesday informed a number of prospective students that they wouldn't have to fork over the $60 application fee—and many are wondering about the timing of the move, the Daily Beast reports. "Congratulations," reads the email. "Your application fee...

Please, Penn State, Decline Your Bowl Game
Please, Penn State, Decline Your Bowl Game
OPINION
Nov 17, 2011 12:20 PM CST

Please, Penn State, Decline Your Bowl Game

This season needs to be put out of its misery, Chris Dufresne argues

(Newser) - Penn State has been tone deaf throughout the Jerry Sandusky crisis, so it’s no surprise that its interim president recently said the team should play in a bowl game this year. Wrong, says Chris Dufresne of the LA Times . “Penn State’s season can’t end fast enough....

Sandusky Gets New Judge
 Sandusky Gets New Judge 
Nov 17, 2011 8:12 AM CST

Sandusky Gets New Judge

And this time, it's not one connected to his charity

(Newser) - District Judge Leslie Dutchot is off the Jerry Sandusky case, after a public outcry over her ties to Sandusky’s charity for troubled kids, the New York Daily News reports. She’ll be replaced by an out-of-county judge who "has no known connections with the Pennsylvania State University, the...

Big Break in Sandusky Investigation: Online Post

Police talked to McQueary after spotting rumor of Sandusky cover-up

(Newser) - A vital break in the investigation into Jerry Sandusky's alleged sexual abuse of young boys came from a posting in a forum where people chatted about Penn State athletics, the New York Times finds in a detailed look at the case. Investigators—who already suspected that the former defensive...

Jon Stewart on Jerry Sandusky's Interview With Bob Costas: You Can't Even Lie Emphatically
 Sandusky 'Can't Even 
 Lie Emphatically' 
'THE DAILY SHOW'
Nov 16, 2011 9:04 AM CST

Sandusky 'Can't Even Lie Emphatically'

For a defensive coordinator, his defense sucks

(Newser) - Were you blown away by Jerry Sandusky’s excruciatingly awkward phone interview with Bob Costas ? So was Jon Stewart. “I’m no lawyer,” he said on the Daily Show last night, “but it seems to me that when you’re accused of one of the most...

Paterno Transferred Home to Wife for $1 in July

Experts think deal may have been attempt to shield assets from suits

(Newser) - Joe Paterno transferred full ownership of his $594,000 home to his wife, Sue, for $1 a few months before the Penn State scandal exploded, the New York Times finds. Legal experts believe that the football coach—who was fired last week and admitted that he could have done more...

Joe Paterno Up for $500K Pension After Penn State Ouster
 Paterno Up for $500K Pension 
Nov 16, 2011 5:14 AM CST

Paterno Up for $500K Pension

But retirement system won't give official estimate

(Newser) - Joe Paterno may be out his 46-year career at Penn State, but chances are he won't be going hungry: Joe Pa looks to be in line for a pension of more than $500,000 a year. The AP analyzed state public pension records and determined that Paterno, who has...

Military College Apologizes for Not Reporting Sex Abuse

President John Rosa 'profoundly sorry'

(Newser) - The president of South Carolina military college The Citadel acknowledged yesterday that he should have reported the actions of summer camp counselor and alleged child sex abuser Louis "Skip" ReVille to police. "We're profoundly sorry, sorry that we didn't pursue it more . We acted on what...

News Flash: You're No Better Than Paterno and McQueary

You may not have acted any differently: David Brooks

(Newser) - The allegations against Jerry Sandusky are horrific, yes, but you won’t find David Brooks amongst the masses exclaiming that they would have rushed to police, or rushed at Sandusky and stopped the alleged assault, had they been in Joe Paterno or Mike McQueary's shoes. In the New York ...

Teen Client Impregnated by Sandusky's Lawyer: Mom

Then Joe Amendola married her

(Newser) - Jerry Sandusky might think twice about his choice of lawyer: 63-year-old Joe Amendola once impregnated a teenage client, according to a report from The Daily . Amendola represented Mary Iavasile in her bid to be emancipated from her parents just before her 17th birthday in 1996—and according to the mother...

Pa. Paper Reported Sex Abuse Allegations ... in March

Harrisburg Patriot-News' months-long coverage largely ignored

(Newser) - The nation—not to mention State College, Pa.—was rocked by the Penn State sex abuse allegations, which were first reported on November 5. Except that's not when they were first reported. The Harrisburg Patriot-News covered the initial allegations to surface against Jerry Sandusky ... in March. That's...

McQueary: I Didn't Turn and Run

Coach says he did the right thing when he saw Sandusky abusing boy

(Newser) - Mike McQueary has told former Penn State teammates that contrary to what many people infer from his grand jury testimony, he didn't allow Jerry Sandusky to continue what he was doing when McQueary allegedly saw him attack a 10-year-old boy, the New York Daily News reports. "I didn'...

10 New Accusers Come Forward in Sandusky Sex Case

Police investigating new allegations, says 'New York Times '

(Newser) - Some 10 new accusers have come forward with complaints concerning former defensive coach Jerry Sandusky since his arrest earlier this month, the New York Times reports. Detectives are currently investigating all accusation against Sandusky, who has already been hit with 40 counts of sexually abusing young boys, says the newspaper....

Old Sandusky Interview on Kids Turns Creepy

Charity head resigns; Paterno's name off Big Ten trophy

(Newser) - A 1987 NBC interview with Jerry Sandusky looks a lot different through the lens of the past week’s events, the Huffington Post notes. The former Penn State coach chats about the “trust” he’s trying to develop with at-risk kids through his Second Mile charity. Remember, all of...

Penn State Victim Plans to Sue

Pennsylvania looks to tighten laws on reporting child abuse

(Newser) - One of Jerry Sandusky’s alleged victims has hired a lawyer to look into suing Sandusky and others who may have kept the scandal quiet. The Pennsylvania attorney could target Penn State staff or workers for the former coach’s Second Mile charity, ABC News reports. In the future, staffers...

Judge Who Freed Sandusky on Bail Linked to His Charity

Prosecutor demanded $500K bail, judge let him go for $100K

(Newser) - The judge who let busted former Penn State defensive coach Jerry Sandusky out of jail earlier this month on $100,000 unsecured bail has done volunteer work for the charity Sandusky founded, according to the New York Daily News . Sandusky reportedly used his Second Mile charity, which reached out to...

2nd College Didn't Report Suspected Child Molester

Louis 'Skip' ReVille has admitted to molesting teens

(Newser) - Just days into Penn State's sex abuse scanda l, a South Carolina military college admits it also failed to report a suspected child molester—who has now been arrested and charged with abusing five teens, the Charlotte Observer reports. "We regret that we did not pursue this matter...

Michele Bachmann: I Would Beat Jerry Sandusky 'to a Pulp'
 Bachmann: 
 I Would Beat 
 Sandusky 
 'to a Pulp' 
TALK SHOW ROUNDUP
Nov 13, 2011 12:02 PM CST

Bachmann: I Would Beat Sandusky 'to a Pulp'

Pa. governor explains Paterno's firing, McQuery's 'moral' failing

(Newser) - Count Michele Bachmann among those who want a little extra-judicial punishment for Penn State's Jerry Sandusky: “This is so horrific. On the level of a parent, I think of my children, if that was my child, and my automatic reaction would be, even if I’m a small...

Penn State Scandal: Janitors, Parents Also Knew

'We as a society don't know what to do': professor

(Newser) - With Joe Paterno and Penn State's president both fired —and assistant coach Mike McQueary on "administrative leave" —has everyone who kept quiet about on-campus child abuse been publicly outed? Not by a long shot, reports McClatchy . Parents, janitors, and other school supervisors also knew or suspected...

Sponsors Run From Penn State

Six sponsors out of today's game, others reviewing plans

(Newser) - More tangible fallout from the Penn State scandal: About six sponsors, including Cars.com, have pulled out of today's noon game on ESPN, and other marketers are asking the station not to air their ads anywhere near discussion of the matter. "I have multiple advertisers pulling ads from...

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