Penn State University struggled to stem the damage from a sex abuse scandal
2011-11-11 14:59:26 GMT
Penn State University struggled to stem the damage on Thursday from a sex abuse scandal that ended the 46-year career of football coach Joe Paterno, one of the most revered U.S. sports figures.
Police said more than a dozen people were arrested and that there were plans to boost security at Penn State's final home football game on Saturday, although interim head coach Tom Bradley said he was not concerned about the safety of players
Paterno, 84, was fired late on Wednesday after it was revealed he was told in 2002 that his former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky engaged in allegedly sexually inappropriate behavior with a young boy in a campus locker room. While Paterno told his boss, he did not call the police.
Sandusky was charged on Saturday with sexually abusing eight young boys over more than a decade and former Penn State athletic director Tim Curley and former finance official Gary Schultz, were charged with failing to report an incident. Along with Paterno, Penn State University President Graham Spanier was also fired on Wednesday after 16 years in the job.
Paterno, in a statement on Wednesday announcing that he would resign hours before he was sacked, said: "With the benefit of hindsight, I wish I had done more." He met his legal obligation by reporting the abuse allegation to Curley, legal experts said. But he stands accused of moral failings for not calling police.
The interim university president, Rodney Erickson, said on Thursday there would be a full investigation "to determine what failures occurred, who is responsible, and what measures are necessary to insure that this never happens at our University again and that those responsible are held fully accountable."
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