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U.S. NEWS Tuesday 14 March 2017
2 ex-Penn State officials plead guilty in child-sex scandal

moving forward, with jury football history, died of very high level of disruption
selection set for next week. lung cancer a few months and harm and trauma that
His lawyers and the lead later at 85. He was never have been experienced,
prosecutor had no com- charged with a crime. first and foremost, by the
ment. A report commissioned by victims.”
The three administrators the university and conduct- Penn State’s costs related
handled a 2001 complaint ed by former FBI Director to the Sandusky scandal
by a graduate assistant Louis Freeh concluded that are approaching a quar-
who said he saw Sandusky, the beloved coach and ter-billion dollars.
a retired member of the the three others hushed That includes a recent $12
coaching staff, sexually up the allegations against million verdict in the whis-
abusing a boy in a team Sandusky for fear of bad tleblower and defamation
shower. They failed in their publicity. case brought by Mike Mc-
legal duty by not report- Robert J. Donatoni, a past Queary, the former gradu-
ing the matter to police or president of the Pennsylva- ate coaching assistant
child welfare authorities, nia Association of Criminal whose testimony helped
Former Penn State Athletic Director Tim Curley leaves the Dau-
phin County Courthouse in Harrisburg, Pa., Monday, March 13, prosecutors said. Defense Lawyers, said state convict Sandusky.
2017, after pleading guilty to endangering the welfare of a child As a result, prosecutors said, sentencing guidelines indi- The university has also
in the in the Jerry Sandusky child molestation case. Curley and Sandusky went on to abuse cate the defendants could paid $93 million in settle-
former university Vice President Gary Schultz entered the pleas more boys, one of them in get probation or a jail term ments with 33 people who
Monday. the Penn State showers. of several months. claimed they were sexually
(Dan Gleiter/PennLive.com via AP) Sandusky was not arrested Kristen Houser of the Penn- abused by Sandusky. In ad-

MARK SCOLFORO and Gary Schultz, 67, a until a decade later. He sylvania Coalition Against dition, Penn State was fined
MARC LEVY one-time vice president, was convicted in 2012 of Rape expressed concern $48 million by the NCAA.
Associated Press could get up to five years molesting 10 boys and is that the defendants might The NCAA imposed other
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — in prison for misdemeanor serving 30 to 60 years be- be let off easy. heavy sanctions against
Two former Penn State child endangerment. No hind bars. “It’s nice to have account- the football program, cut-
administrators accused of sentencing date was set. Shortly after Sandusky’s ar- ability, that’s important,” ting scholarships, barring
covering up child sexual They struck a deal in which rest, Paterno was fired over she said, “but the possi- the team from postseason
abuse allegations against prosecutors dropped three his handling of the matter. bility of such a low level play and stripping Penn
Jerry Sandusky pleaded felony charges of child en- Paterno, one of the win- of punishment in the end State and Paterno of 112
guilty to reduced charges dangerment and conspira- ningest coaches in college does not seem to fit the victories dating to 1998. q
Monday, more than five cy that carried up to seven
years after the scandal years each.
rocked the university and Former Penn State Presi-
led to the downfall of foot- dent Graham Spanier, 68,
ball coach Joe Paterno. was also charged in the
Tim Curley, a 62-year-old scandal, and the case
former athletic director, against him appears to be

Authorities: Kidnapped woman

found alive, husband arrested

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Au- Philadelphia federal court
thorities arrested a Florida last September, accord-
a man suspected of kid- ing to the Tampa Bay Times
napping his estranged wife (http://bit.ly/2nl997c ).
and rescued the woman, He is set to be sentenced
who had only minor injuries Wednesday.
after she was spotted over Since his guilty plea, his
the weekend screaming, wife filed for divorce and
with her hands bound be- each of them had taken
hind her back, a sheriff said restraining orders out on
Monday. one another. The couple
Trevor Steven Summers, married in 2001. They have
39, was taken into custody five children ranging from 3
after authorities received to 14 years old.
a tip that the couple was When police found the
at The Inn at Little Harbor couple, Alisa Summers, 37,
Resort in Ruskin, which is had cuts on her wrists that
just south of Tampa, Hill- may require stitches, the
sborough County Sheriff sheriff said.
David Gee told reporters. He didn’t know how she
Summers was taken to a was injured.
hospital for a self-inflicted The kidnapping appar-
wound, but it was not life- ently took place late Friday
threatening. or early Saturday when
Summers’ life appeared Trevor Summers convinced
to unravel after he plead- the couple’s 14-year-old
ed guilty to a wire fraud daughter to drive her sib-
and conspiracy scheme in lings to his house. q