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Penn State Recently Bought Four .XXX Domain Names, Should Have Bought More
Visionaries at Penn State snatched up four .xxx domain names for the school this September, according to The Daily Collegian. New .xxx URLs go on sale to the public next week, but trademark owners like PSU got a chance to lock down their porn names early so as to prevent any scuzzing up of their bra...
My Second Mile: How I Grew Up With The Now-Doomed Organization
I was a Second Mile kid. Now that the organization I grew up with, founded by disgraced Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, is likely to fold, I want to write an obituary for the program as most of us knew it....
New Accuser Sues Jerry Sandusky, Claiming Over 100 Incidents Of Sex Abuse
Yet another alleged Jerry Sandusky victim has come forward. The man is not one of the eight alleged victims in the grand jury presentment that led to Sandusky's arrest. He's a new one. And he's suing Sandusky, Penn State, and The Second Mile charity in Philadelphia court. ...
Penn State's Student Newspaper Has Put Its Sex Column On Hold
Called "Mounting Nittany," it typically ran with headlines like "Let's talk sex, hugs, and handjobs." The column last ran on Nov. 3, two days before Jerry Sandusky turned himself in. Its author decided it would "not be 'respectful to those who have been affected by sexual assault' to write the colu...
Jerry Sandusky Has Hired A Private Investigator So He Can Get To The Bottom Of These Claims
Sarah Ganim of the Patriot-News reports that alleged child rapist Jerry Sandusky has hired his own private investigator to look into claims of child sex abuse against him. If you're keeping track, there are now something like five investigations underway: Penn State's internal investigation, the NCA...
Penn State May Have Broken Federal Law By Trying To Cover Up What It Knew About Jerry Sandusky
The Clery Act requires universities to disclose criminal acts and, under certain circumstances, to issue a warning for particular threats. Starting today, the U.S. Department of Education is thus looking into whether Penn State's actions violated federal law. Also, per the New York Times, as many a...
Sandusky Victim's Mother Recalls Town Reaction: "Our Football Team Is Going To Lose And It's All Because Of Your Son"
Two stories have been published today that shed a harrowing light on the awful circumstances faced by the boy identified by the Penn State grand jury summary as Victim 1:...
New Abuse Allegation Against Jerry Sandusky Came From A Family Member, His Lawyer Says
More disquieting news from the Patriot-News, which is withholding the details of the child's familial relationship to Sandusky: "The attorney for Jerry Sandusky says one of the two new cases of alleged sexual abuse under investigation by Children and Youth Services was made by a family member. ... T...
How Grand Juries In Pennsylvania Make It Impossible For Jerry Sandusky To Get A Fair Trial
Pennsylvania grand juries don't issue indictments. They issue detailed and often-provocative "presentments" of alleged crimes. Because of that, "The name "Sandusky" is already synonymous with "monster" without a witness ever having been sworn in open court." [Huffington Post]...
Sabres Owner Says Penn State Scandal Is "Not About Covering Your Ass" Before Covering His Ass About Hiring Second Mile Board Member
You might wonder what Terry Pegula, the owner of the Buffalo Sabres, has to do with the Jerry Sandusky investigation. More than Terry Pegula would like you to believe. Pegula, who gave $88 million to Penn State last year to build a hockey arena and start a D1 hockey program, was in the news recently...
Two New Child Abuse Cases Against Jerry Sandusky, More Questions About Pace Of Gov. Tom Corbett's Investigation
Two new investigations into child abuse by Jerry Sandusky have been launched by Pennsylvania's Children and Youth Services agency, according to the Patriot-News, which broke the news of the initial Sandusky investigation. It's unclear where or when the new alleged abuse took place. No real details g...
Jerry Sandusky's Attorney On Hotel Sex And Why Tom Corbett's Investigation Took So Long
Teenage impregnator and Jerry Sandusky attorney Joe Amendola appeared today on ABC news to say a few things in front of a fake fire and a bad painting. First, he stated the obvious: He expects more charges to be filed against Sandusky....
Former PSU Administrator: Joe Paterno Demanded His Own Code Of Justice—And Code Of Silence—For Infractions By Players
In September of 2007, Vicky Triponey resigned as Penn State's vice president for student affairs, a job that included overseeing the school's Office of Judicial Affairs. In an interview two weeks later, she attributed her departure to what the Centre County Daily Times described as "philosophical d...
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett Explains Why His Jerry Sandusky Investigation Took So Long
A lot of people are wondering why it took the better part of two years for Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett to investigate Jerry Sandusky while Corbett was attorney general. Today, Corbett appeared at a Pennsylvania Press Club luncheon to offer some answers. A grand jury was convened around the summer ...
One Of Jerry Sandusky's Alleged Victims Is Being Bullied, Had To Withdraw From School
Among the revelations in last week's lengthy New York Times report on the backstory of the Jerry Sandusky investigation is that many of Sandusky's accusers were initially reluctant to tell their stories. "If the case went forward," the Times said, "who would believe them over a revered figure like ...
Penn State Paid $28 Million To Another Company With Close Ties To Sandusky's Charity
Yes, Penn State and The Second Mile overlapped in many ways. Penn State grad students wrote essays for the charity's annual reports. Second Mile kids participated in programs on the university campus. And companies controlled by Second Mile board members scored juicy contracts from Penn State. Earli...
The Second Mile Is Preparing To Cease Operations
The new chief executive of Jerry Sandusky's charity said today that "that the foundation was seeking to transfer its programs to other nonprofit organizations." He also said numerous donors have begun to withdraw their support. [New York Times]...
Second Mile Is ... Penn State: School Paid $25 Million To Company Run By Chairman Of Sandusky's Charity
Bob Poole is the chairman of The Second Mile board of directors (or, perhaps, former chairman—nobody really knows who's running things now). He's held that position for 17 years. He was chairman, then, in 1998, when an attorney for both Second Mile and Penn State learned about an investigation into ...
<em>South Park</em> Is Already Doing Penn State Jokes
Too soon? [WWTDD]...
New PSU Revelations: Message Board Rumors Led To McQueary; Victims Were Reluctant To Come Forward; Documents Are Missing From Second Mile
Today's New York Times has a long story about how the investigation into sex-abuse allegations against Jerry Sandusky developed. Four key plot points jump out: ...