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Nov 11, 2011 9:08 AM CST

Stewart Shames Penn State Rioters

Don't worry, no one will take away your precious football, he says

(Newser) - Jon Stewart tackled the Penn State sex abuse scandal last night , in a segment Raw Story calls “short but devastating." After ripping the “6-foot, 5-inch adult eyewitness” who “walked in on Sandusky raping a child” for not stopping the situation and/or calling the police, Stewart laid...

Paterno Turns to
Criminal Defense
Lawyer

Nov 11, 2011 8:06 AM CST

Paterno Turns to Criminal Defense Lawyer

...who represented George HW Bush in Iran-Contra affair

(Newser) - Joe Paterno hasn’t been charged with any crimes in the Penn State abuse case, but he has reached out to prominent criminal defense lawyer J. Sedgwick Sollers to represent him just in case, sources tell NBC News . The Washington-based Sollers is famed for having once represented George HW Bush...

Threats Sideline Mike McQueary From Saturday's Nebraska Game

Threats Keep
McQueary Off
Sidelines

Nov 11, 2011 4:51 AM CST

Threats Keep McQueary Off Sidelines

Future in question for assistant coach

(Newser) - Mike McQueary—the assistant coach in the middle of the Penn State scandal —has received multiple threats and won't be at tomorrow's game against Nebraska after all, officials say. Interim head coach Tom Bradley, who took charge after the firing of Joe Paterno , had earlier told a...

Meet the Man in the Middle
of the Penn State Scandal

Nov 10, 2011 1:27 PM CST

Meet the Man in the Middle of the Penn State Scandal

Mike McQueary is the witness who went to Joe Paterno

(Newser) - On March 2, 2002, Mike McQueary went to Joe Paterno to tell him what he’d seen the night before in the Penn State locker room: Former defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky raping a boy who looked to be about 10. McQueary, then a 28-year-old grad assistant in the football program,...

Ashton Kutcher on Twitter Break After Penn State-Joe Paterno Gaffe

Ashton Dumps
Twitter (for Now)
After Paterno Gaffe

Nov 10, 2011 12:33 PM CST

Ashton Dumps Twitter (for Now) After Paterno Gaffe

Kutcher apologizes for originally defending Penn State coach

(Newser) - Ashton Kutcher is handing over the keys to the social medium he once dominated: The actor made arguably his worst Twitter gaffe ever yesterday when he defended former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno, tweeting, “How do you fire Jo Pa? #insult #noclass as a hawkeye fan I find...

Stop Defending Joe Paterno

OPINION

Nov 10, 2011 10:26 AM CST

Stop Defending Joe Paterno

He got what he deserved: Scott Ostler

(Newser) - Scott Ostler has a message for all those in the media (and, presumably, on Penn State’s campus ) asking what the sex abuse scandal will do to Joe Paterno’s legacy: “Folks, this is Joe Paterno's legacy.” His incredible record, up-to-now spotless reputation, and years on...

Students Riot
Over Paterno
Ouster

Nov 10, 2011 7:21 AM CST

Students Riot Over Paterno Ouster

Angry kids throw rocks at police, overturn news van

(Newser) - Thousands of Penn State students rioted last night, tearing down light poles, throwing rocks and firecrackers at police, and overturning a news truck in a show of anger over the university's trustees firing of coaching legend Joe Paterno , reports the New York Times . “Of course we’re going...

Next Penn State
Casualty: Its
President

Nov 9, 2011 12:26 PM CST

Next Penn State Casualty: Its President

Graham Spanier will be out by the end of the day, says a source

(Newser) - The heads keep on rolling: Casualty No. 4 of the Penn State sexual assault scandal will be university President Graham Spanier, reports the Express-Times . A source with access to the board of trustees tells the paper he will either resign or be voted out—but that either way, he'll...

Penn State
Victim's Mom:
He Didn't Want
Another Boy Hurt

Nov 9, 2011 3:56 AM CST

Penn State Victim's Mom: He Didn't Want Another Boy Hurt

Something should have been done earlier, says furious parent

(Newser) - Angry mothers of two victims in the Penn State sex abuse scandal are revealing their sons' heartbreaking pain, frustration, and their bravery at pressing charges. "I'm very proud of him," said one mom. “He’s a brave kid. And his major concern was for anybody else....

2 Officials Resign
in Penn State
Abuse Scandal

Nov 7, 2011 7:45 AM CST

2 Officials Resign in Penn State Abuse Scandal

Joe Paterno accused of not doing enough to stop alleged sex abuse

(Newser) - The explosive Penn State sex abuse scandal involving former longtime defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky is spreading, as other members of the football program and school are being accused of covering up multiple suspected incidents over the years, reports the New York Daily News . Longtime coach Joe Paterno told the school'...

Sex Abuse Scandal
Rocks Penn State

Nov 6, 2011 10:16 AM CST

Sex Abuse Scandal Rocks Penn State

Former defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky charged with 40 counts of sexually abusing boys

(Newser) - Penn State's storied football program is reeling from a sex scandal that touches its top ranks: Longtime former defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky was yesterday charged with sexually molesting up to eight boys, and the school's athletic director and a vice president are expected to surrender tomorrow on perjury...