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WATCH LIVE: Penn State officials respond to report on Sandusky abuse
After the FBI released a damning report Thursday morning that Penn State officials’ repeated refusals to go public with Jerry Sandusky’s sexual abuse, Penn State officials held a press conference Thursday afternoon to respond to the report. Sandusky was convicted last month on 45 of 48 counts of sexual abuse…
Freeh report: Penn State officials showed ‘total disregard’ for Sandusky victims
Former FBI head and federal judge Louis Freeh has released a devastating report on the results of the independent investigation into the role played by high-ranking Penn State University (PSA) officials in covering up and enabling the crimes of Jerry Sandusky, who was convicted last month of 45 out of…
WATCH LIVE: FBI releases report on Sandusky abuse at Penn State
A team led by former federal judge and FBI director Louis Freeh released a scathing report (PDF) on the sexual abuses of Penn State’s Jerry Sandusky on Thursday, who was convicted on 45 counts of abuse last month in court. The Freeh report is the compilation of hundreds of interviews…
E-mails reveal Penn State complicity in Sandusky cover-up
A former president of Penn State University failed to report allegations of child sex abuse against Jerry Sandusky despite knowing inaction could leave the college “vulnerable”, according to emails seen by several news organisations. Sandusky, a former assistant football coach at Penn State, is currently awaiting sentencing after being found…
Breaking: Jerry Sandusky found guilty on 45 out of 48 counts of child sexual abuse
Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky was found guilty Friday on 45 out of 48 counts of child sex abuse. Sandusky’s lawyer asked for him to be released under house arrest, but the judge refused and revoked his bail. He was taken from the courthouse in handcuffs, as…
Defense rests in pedophile trial of Jerry Sandusky
BELLEFONTE, Pennsylvania — US defense lawyers on Wednesday rested their case in the pedophilia trial of former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, without calling him to the stand. Closing arguments are now expected in the trial of Sandusky, 68, once a well-respected assistant coach at Penn State, one of the…
Sandusky labeled ‘predator’ as pedophile trial begins
BELLEFONTE, Pennsylvania — Prosecutors branded former Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky a “systematic serial predator” at his pedophilia trial Monday, as one of his alleged victims told of being plied with gifts to lure him into sex. Sandusky, 68, accused of molesting 10 boys over a 15-year period, allegedly…
Researchers create nanosponges to suck up oil spills
Nanosponges created by researchers at Penn State and Rice University have the potential to revolutionize the way environmentally-devastating oil spills are cleaned up. The nanosponges are hydrophobic — they repeal water — and highly porous, being comprised of more than 99 percent air. Their composition makes them able to adsorb…
Judge to rule Monday on Sandusky grandchildren
BELLEFONTE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) – A judge will rule on Monday whether former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky can see his grandchildren while on bail on child sex abuse charges and if a jury from outside Centre County should be brought in for the trial. Centre County Judge John…
Paterno said to be in serious condition
Joe Paterno, Penn State’s iconic collegiate gridiron coach whose legacy was tarnished by a child sex scandal involving a former assistant, was reported to be seriously ill with complications from lung cancer on Saturday. “Over the last few days Joe Paterno has experienced further health complications,” a family spokesman said,…
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