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Board Members At Jerry Sandusky's Charity Say They Were Never Told About 2002 Alleged Shower Rape
Soon-to-be-fired Penn State athletic director Tim Curley may have told Second Mile CEO Jack Raykovitz about Jerry Sandusky's "inappropriate conduct" in 2002. But Raykovitz didn't tell anyone else, according to Second Mile board members: "Not one thing was said to us," said Bradley P. Lunsford, a Cen...
A University Of Houston Foundation Is Embroiled In An Alleged Ponzi Scheme
The TicketCity Bowl is shaping up to be a who's who of scandalized universities. Penn State obviously is still most disgraced, but after losing over 40 percent of its assets in a potential ponzi scheme, a foundation that endows athletic scholarships for the Univeristy of Houston is at least putting...
Penn State Wide Receiver Reportedly Knocks Out Quarterback Matt McGloin In Locker Room Scuffle
According to various Penn State reporters' twitter feeds, handily pieced together by Larry Brown Sports, the Penn State locker room played host to some more horsing around today as wide receiver Curtis Drake knocked out Matt McGloin following some "jawing in practice." ...
Joe Paterno Didn't Want To Disturb Anyone's Weekend With Child Sex Abuse Allegations, And Other Things We Learned Today
We told you earlier about the testimony of Mike McQueary, the Penn State assistant coach whose account is central to the cases against Jerry Sandusky, Tim Curley (he's the Penn State athletic director, currently on leave), and Gary Schultz (the school's former senior vice president for business and ...
Why We Don't Have Any Photos Of The Showers At Penn State
STATE COLLEGE, Pa.—Once the promised spectacle of Jerry Sandusky's scheduled hearing had fallen apart on Tuesday, what was there to do around State College, Pa., but try to get a look at the Nittany Lions' shower room? Dom and I wanted to photograph the scene of the most appallingly detailed of the ...
Penn State Witness Mike McQueary's Testimony: "Some Kind Of Intercourse Was Going On"
Penn State assistant coach Mike McQueary testified this morning that he had not used the specific words "sodomy," "rape," or "anal sex" when he first told Penn State athletic director Tim Curley and then-vice president Gary Schultz what he had seen Jerry Sandusky doing to a boy in the football show...
Former Penn State Police Chief Testifies That PSU Administrator Never Told Him About 2002 Sandusky Shower Incident
One of the big questions in the Jerry Sandusky case is what the cops knew and when. The "cops" would be the Penn State University police. Those are the cops who investigated Sandusky in 1998 for alleged sexual misconduct. Nothing happened with that case because the district attorney at the time decl...
ShortCenter: ESPN Covers The Penn State Scandal, Goes All Court TV On Us
What is ESPN prattling on about right now? We condense your morning SportsCenter to its essence....
Key Witness Says He Told Joe Paterno Jerry Sandusky Did Something "Extremely Sexual In Nature" In Shower With Boy
Penn State assistant coach Mike McQueary was the first witness called this morning at the preliminary hearing for Tim Curley and Gary Schultz, which is taking place right now in Harrisburg, Pa. Curley, Penn State's on-leave athletic director, and Schultz, the school's former senior vice president f...
How Our Jerry Sandusky Public Records Request Created A Quantum Singularity, Or Something
Are you bored? Would you like to have some fun with a public records request? I thought you might. To play this game, the first thing you need to know is that the public records law in Pennsylvania is flawed. It allows schools like Penn State that hoover up tax dollars to avoid public scrutiny. That...
![Jerry Sandusky Has A Couple Of Legal Advantages Over His Accusers, Thanks To Ass-Backward Pennsylvania Law [UPDATE]](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/18j4q13yanlbojpg.jpg)
Jerry Sandusky Has A Couple Of Legal Advantages Over His Accusers, Thanks To Ass-Backward Pennsylvania Law [UPDATE]
Things may not be as grim for Jerry Sandusky as they seem, Philadelphia Weekly informs us today. The reasons for that are codified into Pennsylvania law:...
Jerry Sandusky Has The Mental And Emotional Maturity Of A Teenager, According To Sandusky's New Lawyer
You've heard (an awful, awful lot) from Joe Amendola, the lead attorney for Jerry Sandusky's defense. Now you will hear from his co-counsel, Karl Rominger, who appeared on CNN to explain away Sandusky's disturbing Bob Costas interview last month with the following description of his client:...
One Of Jerry Sandusky's Lawyers Says He Was Only Trying To Teach Troubled Youth How To Shower Properly
A new attorney, Karl Rominger, recently joined up with Jerry Sandusky's defense team, and he's starting to make Lawyerin' Joe Amendola, Sandusky's blundering counsel, look like Larry Tribe....
Jerry Sandusky Apparently Still Coached At A Small College Last Year Even Though He Failed The Background Check
We've already told you about Jerry Sandusky's attempt last year to become a volunteer assistant coach at D-III Juniata College in central Pennsylvania. His effort was thwarted when a background check revealed the inconvenient detail that he was under investigation for something. And even though the...
On A Frosty Pennsylvania Morning, Jerry Sandusky Is Punxsutawney Phil
BELLEFONTE, Pa.—Jack-all of substance happened in the Centre County courthouse today, as you already know. Jerry Sandusky waived his preliminary hearing. No witnesses testified; no new information came out....
The Sandusky Hearing That Wasn't: A Gallery
Most of the media were at the Centre County Courthouse before 7 a.m. for an 8:30 hearing. The expectation was that many of the victims would testify in graphic detail. Instead, it was over in a second. Sandusky chose to waive the proceeding altogether and hold all the charges over for trial. Immedi...
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Sandusky's Lawyer: If You Believe Witness, "I Suggest You Dial 1-800-REALITY." That's A Gay Phone Sex Line. [UPDATE]
Joe Amendola, the attorney for Jerry Sandusky who thus far has been lawyerin' like a man who got his J.D. from the bottom of a cereal box, did some more lawyerin' in front of the cameras this morning. The choicest moment: At one point, Amendola discussed the possibility that Mike McQueary witnessed ...
ShortCenter: Jerry Sandusky? "C'mon, Man!"
What is ESPN prattling on about right now? We condense your morning SportsCenter to its essence....
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Jerry Sandusky's Big Hearing Today Lasted Approximately One Minute [UPDATE]
Jerry Sandusky was supposed to have faced at least five of his accusers in court today, which is why so many media creatures (Deadspin included) had blown into town and all but lashed themselves to trees. Bellefonte stood at Sandusky pundit DEFCON 1. Instead, this is what happened (via StateCollege....
Greetings From Happy Valley: The Giddy Scene In Bellefonte, Pa., On The Night Before Jerry Sandusky's Hearing
BELLEFONTE, Pa.—Lock Haven is a small town attached to an oily green bend of the Susquehanna River in central Pennsylvania. It is the kind of place where Main Street is peppered with mom-and-pop shops and a quarter in the meter buys you 150 minutes. It is also the kind of place where an evil little ...