Former PSU president charged in connection with Sandusky sex abuse case; 2 other former admins charged with additional counts

Former Penn State President Graham Spanier on Thursday became the latest high-ranking school official to face charges in the child sex-abuse scandal involving former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky.

Pennsylvania Attorney General Linda L. Kelly announced criminal charges against Spanier and additional charges against two other former Penn State administrators.

During the news conference, Kelly said former PSU senior vice president Gary Shultz and former PSU director of athletics Tim Curley were each previously charged with one count of perjury and one count each of failure to report suspected child abuse.

Shultz and Curley are now each also charged with two counts of endangering the welfare of children, three counts of conspiracy and obstruction.

Spanier is charged with perjury, two counts of endangering the welfare of children three counts of conspiracy, obstruction and failure to report suspected child abuse

With the new charges, all three men now face the same five charges.

An investigation led by ex-FBI Director Louis Freeh concluded that Spanier failed in his duties as president by not informing the board of trustees about the allegations against Sandusky or about the subsequent grand jury investigation.

Freeh’s report identified Spanier as one of four Penn State leaders — including Shultz, Curley and Joe Paterno — who covered up Sandusky’s abuses to spare the university bad publicity.

Spanier has told investigators he wasn’t notified of any criminal behavior by Sandusky during his 16 years as president.

In June, a jury found Sandusky guilty of 45 counts of child sex abuse. He was sentenced to 30 to 60 years in prison.

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