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Ex-Penn State President Charged for Abuse Cover-Up

HeadlineNov 02, 2012

Former Penn State President Graham Spanier has been indicted for his role in the cover-up of child sex abuse by former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky. Spanier was initially charged one year ago after it was revealed he and other top Penn State officials failed to report Sandusky to police despite evidence that Sandusky was abusing young boys. Sandusky was convicted in June of molesting 10 boys and sentenced to up to 60 years in prison. On Thursday, Spanier was charged with child endangerment, perjury and criminal conspiracy for hiding Sandusky’s crimes. Two other former Penn State officials were also hit with new charges.

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