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Pennsylvania State University (view source)
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There are also allegations of a cover-up on the part of the university and its officials. Athletic director Tim Curley and Senior Vice President Gary Schultz are charged with failing to report the assault to authorities and lying to a grand jury. On November 9, 2011, the board of trustees fired both the president of the university, Graham Spanier, and Joe Paterno due to the way they handled the situation.
There are also allegations of a cover-up on the part of the university and its officials. Athletic director Tim Curley and Senior Vice President Gary Schultz are charged with failing to report the assault to authorities and lying to a grand jury. On November 9, 2011, the board of trustees fired both the president of the university, Graham Spanier, and Joe Paterno due to the way they handled the situation.
On July 22, 2012, Penn State removed the statue of Paterno from the front of its football stadium in light of a report from former FBI Director [[Louis Freeh]] documenting that Paterno had been a part of a cover up of Sandusky's abuse of children.<ref>{{cite news|title=NCAA to Punish Penn State with major sanctions|work=Washington Post|page=D3|first=Steve|last=Yanda|date=July 23, 2012}}</ref> In response to the illegal activity in the football program, the NCAA assessed Penn State with a $60 million sanction, a four-year football postseason ban and removed of all wins dating to 1998. Penn State must also reduce 10 initial and 20 total scholarships each year for a four-year period. Unlike the normal NCAA process of using hearings before its Committee on Infractions, the NCAA took immediate action to protect the image of college football.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/8191027/penn-state-nittany-lions-hit-60-million-fine-4-year-bowl-ban-wins-dating-1998|title=Penn State sanctions: $60M, bowl ban|work=ESPN|date=July 23, 2012|accessdate=July 23, 2012}}</ref>
==Athletics==
==Athletics==