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U.S. NEWS Wednesday 22 March 2017
Prosecutor: Not reporting Jerry Sandusky let evil ‘run wild’

MARK SCOLFORO Sandusky showering with
Associated Press her son, and said Schultz in-
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — formed Spanier “because
The failure of Penn State’s the president of the univer-
former president to report sity should be apprised of
child molestation accusa- something like that.”
tions against Jerry Sandusky After a month the investi-
allowed evil “to run wild,” gation by police and child
prosecutors said Tuesday welfare agencies ended
at the start of Graham Spa- with no charges being
nier’s trial. A defense attor- filed.
ney accused prosecutors After graduate assistant
of trying to “criminalize a Mike McQueary’s com-
judgment call.” plained about Sandusky
Opening statements got showering with a boy in
underway in the long-de- a team facility, Spanier,
layed criminal trial against Schultz and Curley decid-
Spanier, who faces felony ed to talk to Sandusky and
charges of child endan- bar him from bringing chil-
germent and conspiracy dren onto campus rather
for how he handled a 2001 than report him to child-
report that the former as- welfare authorities, Schulte
sistant football coach had Former Penn State assistant football coach Mike McQueary, and his father John, leave the Dau- said.
abused a boy in a team phin County Courthouse after both testified at the trial of Graham Spanier, Tuesday, March 21, They told him if he didn’t
2017, in Harrisburg, Pa. The failure of Penn State’s former president to report child molestation ac-
shower. cusations against Jerry Sandusky allowed evil “to run wild,” prosecutors said Tuesday at the start get help they would report
Sandusky, a former assis- of Spanier’s trial. him, he said.q
tant football coach, was (Dan Gleiter/PennLive.com via AP)
convicted in 2012 of sexu-
ally abusing 10 boys and is dusky was allowed to run
serving decades in prison. wild.” Defense attorney
Two former Penn State of- Sam Silver disputed any
ficials took plea deals in the notion that his client and
case last week — former others didn’t respond to
vice president Gary Schultz the 2001 complaint about
and former athletic direc- Sandusky.
tor Tim Curley. “They made a decision
They are expected to tes- they believed was appro-
tify along with a victim of priate under the circum-
Sandusky. stances,” he said, accus-
Deputy Attorney General ing prosecutors of trying
Patrick Schulte told jurors to “criminalize a judgment
that Spanier and others call.”
agreed not to report San- Schulte told the jury of sev-
dusky and, as a result, “evil en women and five men
in the form of Jerry San- about a May 1998 incident
in which a mother reported
2 plead not guilty in deaths tied to
‘Real Housewives’ guest DePaola

PATERSON, N.J. (AP) — Two The two Paterson residents
men pleaded not guilty are due back in court on
Tuesday to murder charges Friday for a detention hear-
stemming from a double ing, where a judge will de-
homicide involving a burn- cide if bail will be set for
ing car owned by a wom- either man or if they will
an who often appears on remain in custody until their
“Real Housewives of New trials.
Jersey.” Both men were arrested
Clarence Williams, 26, and late Monday in Paterson.
Gerry Thomas, 28, entered They are charged with fel-
their pleas during their ini- ony murder, conspiracy to
tial court appearances commit felony murder, rob-
made via a camera feed bery, arson and possession
from the Passaic County of a firearm for an unlawful
jail. The mother of one of purpose.
the victims yelled Emergency responders
“You’re scum!” when the found the bodies of Aaron
men asked to conceal Anderson, 27, and Antonio
their faces so they could Vega Jr., 28, both of Pa-
not be seen on the monitor terson, on Friday inside a
and by news crews in the burning white Audi that’s
courtroom. owned by Kim DePaola. q