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DA: No state charges against Bernie Fine

A New York district attorney said Wednesday that despite credible allegations of sexual misconduct with minors, he cannot bring charges against a former assistant basketball coach at Syracuse University because the statute of limitations has expired.

 

School: Sandusky denied job after background check

A central Pennsylvania college says former Penn State coach Jerry Sandusky was denied a volunteer coaching position last year because a background check revealed a high school was investigating him on sex abuse allegations later detailed by a grand jury.

Senh: Good to see that someone did their job and actually checked Sandusky's background before employing him.

 

Sandusky speaks out on allegations

Jerry Sandusky

Former Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky says legendary head coach Joe Paterno never spoke with him about allegations of sexual abuse involving minors.

 

Sandusky lawyer denies plea deal

Jerry Sandusky's Lawyer

The attorney for former Penn State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky denied what he called "rumors" Thursday that his client was considering a plea deal. "The rumors ... are completely unfounded," Joe Amendola told CNN in an e-mail.

 

Syracuse cops knew of sex-abuse allegations against coach

Bernie Fine Syracuse Coach

Syracuse police knew of sex-abuse allegations against a Syracuse University basketball coach back in 2002 but were unable to arrest him because the statute of limitations had run out, the city's police chief said Tuesday. Then police Chief Dennis DuVal, who himself was a Syracuse basketball player in the 1970s, was aware of accusations against assistant coach Bernie Fine, current Syracuse police Chief Frank Fowler said in a statement. Fine, who has been fired, denies the allegations.

 

Illinois fires Zook after 0-6 collapse

Illinois coach Ron Zook was fired Sunday after the Illini followed a 6-0 start to this season with a six-game losing streak.

 

Report: Abuse allegation made by Sandusky family member

In the latest development to the Jerry Sandusky alleged child sex scandal, one of the two new abuse allegations was made by a family member of the former Penn State football coach, his lawyer confirmed to NBC News on Wednesday.

 

Police: No record of McQueary reporting alleged sexual assault by Sandusky at Penn State

Penn State campus police and their counterparts in State College said Wednesday that they had no record of Mike McQueary reporting an alleged sexual assault by Jerry Sandusky on a 10-year-old boy in a campus shower. The details ran counter to McQueary’s claims in an e-mail to former teammates and made available to the Associated Press this week.

Senh: Apparently, McQueary reported it to his superiors, but they did not think it necessary to tell the police.

 

Jerry Sandusky could get 460 years in prison if convicted

Former Penn State assistant football Coach Jerry Sandusky could face a maximum prison sentence of 460 years if convicted of sexually abusing or molesting eight underage victims over a 14-year period, according to a criminal complaint filed last Friday that myfoxphilly obtained.

 

Penn State Coach Joe Paterno to retire at end of season, AP says

Penn State Coach Joe Paterno to retire at end of season, AP says

Joe Paterno has decided to retire at the end of Penn State's football season, the Associated Press is reporting... Pressure for Paterno's departure has mounted in the last week after felony sex-abuse charges were filed against Jerry Sandusky, a former Penn State player and Paterno's longtime defensive coordinator. Sandusky retired from Paterno's staff in 1999.

 

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