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Paterno Family Responds To Scathing Freeh Report
The following is a statement from the family of Joe Paterno regarding the release of the Freeh report: We are in the process of reviewing the Freeh report and will need some time before we can comment...
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Bombshell Sandusky Report Released
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joe Paterno and other top Penn State officials hushed up child sex abuse allegations against Jerry Sandusky more than a decade ago for fear of bad publicity, allowing the former...
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Penn State Board Of Trustees Respond To The Freeh Report
Penn State Board of Trustees released a statement on the Freeh Report: Today with the report released by Judge Louis Freeh, the Penn State Board of Trustees delivered on the commitment we made last...
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Businesses In State College To Discuss Potential Economic Impact
By Jenn Bernstein STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (CBS) — State College, PA- Two days after Joe Paterno’s bronze statue was removed, crews tore down the wall that served as its backdrop. A fence with barriers, and...
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Penn State University President To Appear On CBS’ ‘Face The Nation’
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Penn State University President Rodney Erickson will appear on the CBS program “Face The Nation” Sunday morning. Erickson will sit down for an interview with host Bob Schieffer,...
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Report: Jerry Sandusky Writing Book In Jail
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Just months after his conviction on dozens of child sex abuse charges, Jerry Sandusky is reportedly writing a book in jail. Sandusky is awaiting sentencing after being convicted...
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Ex-PSU President’s Lawyers Dispute Louis Freeh Report
By Pat Loeb, Ben Simmoneau PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — At a news conference today, attorneys for former Penn State president Graham Spanier defended their client’s actions in the Jerry Sandusky sex abuse...
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Sandusky Charity, The Second Mile, Seeks To Delay Transition Plan
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — The charity for troubled youths started by convicted pedophile Jerry Sandusky said Monday that it will postpone a plan to shut down and transfer programs and assets to a Texas...
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Joe Paterno’s FBI File Reveals Letters, Threats
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The FBI kept a thick file on Penn State football coach Joe Paterno, but it mostly involves threatening letters sent to him and his staff years ago, and there’s no mention of his...
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Jerry Sandusky Brick Removed From Walkway At State College
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Officials in State College have removed a brick engraved with Jerry Sandusky’s name from an off-campus walkway because of vandalism concerns. The Centennial Walkway brick was...
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Jerry Sandusky To Be Sentenced October 9th
BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) — A judge announced Monday he will sentence Jerry Sandusky on Oct. 9, nearly four months after the retired assistant football coach was convicted in the child molestation scandal...
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Catholic Church Suspends Philadelphia Priest
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Roman Catholic priest in Philadelphia who was previously cleared of inappropriate conduct has been suspended due to new allegations of sexual abuse, church officials said Monday....
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NCAA Task Force To Oversee $60M Penn State Fine
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — A 10-member task force has been named to come up with guidelines for how to distribute the record $60 million fine that Penn State has agreed to pay in the wake of the Jerry...
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Penn State Brings In Victim Fund Veteran Feinberg
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The lawyer who ran the Sept. 11 victim fund and other major victim compensation efforts has been hired by Penn State in its effort to settle personal injury claims related to...
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Key Dates In The Penn State Child Sex Abuse Case
A chronological look at the case against former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, based on grand jury reports, court appearances and testimony. Some key dates in Penn State football...
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Statement From Jerry Sandusky
BELLEFONTE, Pa. (CBS) — Jerry Sandusky read a statement during his sentencing on Tuesday. The following is what Sandusky had to say: “I’m grateful for the opportunity to speak today. I feel the need to...
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Sandusky Transferred To Prison In Southwestern Pa.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky is serving his child molestation prison sentence at an institution in far southwestern Pennsylvania that includes most...
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Pa. Auditor General Thinks NCAA Lawsuit Will Divert Attention From Sex Abuse...
By Tony Romeo PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Pennsylvania’s auditor general says he’s concerned that a lawsuit challenging the NCAA’s sanctions of Penn State will divert attention from issues raised by the child...
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Sentencing Day For Priest, Lay Teacher In Sex Abuse Case
By Tony Hanson PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – This is sentencing day for a priest and former lay teacher convicted of sexually assaulting the same 5th and 6th grade boy at St. Jerome’s in Philadelphia in 1999...
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Penn State Fallout Lingers Year After Sandusky Trial
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — In the year since eight young men took the stand to testify they were sexually abused by former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, the scandal has played out in...
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Gloucester County Man Arrested For Alleged Sexual Abuse Of 2 Minors Now...
MANTUA, NJ (CBS) – A Mantua man already arrested for the alleged sexual assault of two boys is now facing additional charges. Forty-seven-year-old Scott J. Bicking was initially arrested in September...
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Sandusky Asks Pa. High Court To Take His Case
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Jerry Sandusky is asking Pennsylvania’s highest court to take up his appeal of child sex abuse conviction, saying a judge should have instructed jurors regarding the length of...
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Philadelphia Children’s Alliance To Hold Annual Fundraiser Next Week
By Cherri Gregg PHILADELPHIA (CBS)–A Philadelphia non-profit that provides a safe place for child sex abuse victims to access law enforcement is having its annual fundraiser next week. The Philadelphia...
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More Sex Abuse Charges Filed Against Bucks Psychiatrist
By Brad Segall DOYLESTOWN, Pa. (CBS) — Prosecutors in Bucks County have filed additional charges against a Doylestown psychiatrist already accused of molesting three young women who came to his office...
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Pa. Boys Choir Founder Faces 1,100 More Charges
EAST STROUDSBURG, Pa. (AP) — The founder of a northeastern Pennsylvania boys choir charged with rape is facing 1,100 additional counts. Seventy-four-year-old Kenneth Schade of Wind Gap was taken into...
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Sandusky’s Wife: Prosecution Report Isn’t Truthful
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Jerry Sandusky’s wife says Pennsylvania’s top prosecutor lacks the courage to admit the former Penn State assistant coach isn’t guilty of the child molestation charges that sent...
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Del. Man Arrested For Allegedly Sexually Abusing 3-Year-Old Girl
MILLSBORO, Del. (CBS) – Police arrested a Delaware sex offender for allegedly sexually abusing a three-year-old girl. An investigation began after the young girl complained of soreness and was examined...
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Sandusky’s Son Speaks About Abusive Childhood
By Jim Melwert PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — One of the most prominent victims from one of the most prominent sexual abuse cases in recent memory was a keynote speaker today at a conference on investigating...
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Phila. Man Sentenced For 2012 Rape of Developmentally Delayed Niece
By Steve Tawa PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — A Philadelphia man was sentenced today to at least 8½ years in prison for raping his 18-year-old, developmentally delayed niece three years ago, at a family...
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Chester Co. DA: Male Teacher At Private School For Boys Arrested On Sex Abuse...
MALVERN, Pa. (CBS) – The Chester County DA says a teacher from a day and boarding school for boys located in Malvern has been arrested and charged with sexually abusing a student. The male teacher,...
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Police: Del. Man Accused Of Sexual Abuse Shoots Himself In Front Of Cops
BEAR, Del. (CBS) – Police in New Castle County say they are investigating sexual abuse claims against a 58-year-old man from Newark, Delaware. Authorities say an investigation began early Sunday...
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Pope Francis On Sex Abuse Within Church: ‘All Responsible Will Be Held...
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — While speaking to bishops and archbishops at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, Pope Francis touched on a number of topics, including sex abuse within the Catholic Church. He said, “In...
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Penn State Settlements Covered 1971 Sandusky Abuse Claim
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (CBS) – Penn State’s legal settlements with Jerry Sandusky’s accusers cover alleged abuse dating to 1971, which was 40 years before his arrest, the university said Sunday, providing...
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PA Senate Panel Makes Controversial Changes To Child Sex Abuse Bill
By Tony Romeo HARRISBURG, Pa. (CBS) — Advocates for victims of child sex abuse suffered a major setback today when a Senate committee removed provisions from a bill that would have allowed victims to...
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PA Senate Approves Amended Sex Abuse Statute Of Limitations Bill
HARRISBURG, PA. (CBS) – The Pennsylvania Senate has approved legislation that would give victims of child sex abuse more time to seek justice, but without a provision long sought by advocates. The...
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Sandusky Appeal Focuses On Victim 2’s Conflicting Statements
BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) –– Jerry Sandusky’s lawyers are focusing on conflicting statements from a man who settled a child sex abuse claim with Penn State but didn’t testify at Sandusky’s criminal trial....
View ArticleMichigan State And Larry Nassar Victims Reach $500 Million Settlement
Follow CBSPHILLY Facebook | Twitter LANSING, Mich. (CBS/AP) — Michigan State University on Wednesday announced it reached a half-a-billion settlement with more than 300 women and girls who said they...
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National Sexual Assault Hotline Sees 57 Percent Spike In Calls After...
Follow CBSPHILLY Facebook Twitter PHILADELPHIA (CNN) — There are plenty of reasons why sexual assault victims stay silent about their abuse. But there’s a catalyst that spurs many to come forward....
View ArticleVatican Defrocks Former United States Cardinal McCarrick Over Sex Abuse
Follow CBSPHILLY Facebook | Twitter VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has defrocked former U.S. Cardinal Theodore McCarrick after Vatican officials found him guilty of soliciting for sex while hearing...
View ArticleNew Jersey Senate Will Vote On Bill To Expand Statute Of Limitations For...
Follow CBSPHILLY Facebook | Twitter TRENTON, N.J. (CBS) – A bill which would expand the statue of limitations in certain civil actions for sexual abuse cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee on...
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