The Penn State Molestation Scandal
Sandusky, 75, a former Penn State assistant football coach, was convicted in 2012 of molesting 10 boys over more than a decade. Victims testified he subjected them to abuse that ranged from grooming to violent sexual attacks. The university subsequently paid more than $100 million to people who said they had been abused. In early November 2011 the situation evolved into a full blown scandal when Sandusky was indicted on 52 counts of child molestation, stemming from incidents that occurred between 1994 and 2009. He was eventually convicted on 45 counts of child sexual abuse in June 2012 and was sentenced to a minimum of 30 years and a maximum of 60 years in prison
Penn State's former president and two other ex-administrators were sentenced to at least two months in jail for failing to report a child sexual abuse allegation against Jerry Sandusky. Former President Graham Spanier, 68, was sentenced to four to 12 months, with the first two in jail and the rest under house arrest. He was convicted of child endangerment. Former athletic director Tim Curley, 63, received a sentence of seven to 23 months, with three in jail. Former vice president Gary Schultz, 67, was given six to 23 months, with two months behind bars. They pleaded guilty to child endangerment. Federal judge threw out former Penn State President Graham Spanier's misdemeanor child-endangerment conviction just as he was to report to jail.