Prosecutors say ex-Penn State admins failed as leaders, put their interests and school’s image above protecting the children

Former Penn State President  Graham Spanier, 68, sentenced 4 to 12 months, first two to be spent in jail, the rest under house arrest

Former vice president Gary Schultz, 67, sentenced 6 to 23 months, with two months behind bars 

Former athletic director Tim Curley, 63, received a sentenced 7 to 23 months, three to spent in jail

All three individuals  received two years of probation, 200 hours of community service, and up to $7,500 in fines

The scandal, shocked the nation and led to a lengthy suspension for Penn State football

It created an ignominious end to the career of legendary football coach Joe Paterno, a school icon for 45 years

Paterno left the school in disgrace but was never charged. Coach Paterno died in 2012

Former long-term defensive coordinator, Sandusky, is serving 30 to 60 years in prison, he was convicted of sexually abusing 10 boys in 2012

Glory over decency and morals: Former Penn State President Graham Spanier will also spend at least two months behind bars

A former president of Penn State and two other former university administrators were each sentenced Friday to at least two months in jail for failing to alert authorities to a 2001 allegation against ex-assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky.

Former Penn State President Graham Spanier, vice president Gary Schultz, and State athletic director Tim Curley have been sentenced for to spend at least two months behind bars for failing to report serial child rapist Jerry Sandusky to authorities in 2001 when the information about his crimes came to their knowledge .
Their decision enabled the now-convicted serial predator to continue molesting little boys, sometimes on campus facilities.
‘Why Mr. Sandusky was allowed to continue to the Penn State facilities is beyond me,’ Judge John Boccabella said.
‘All three ignored the opportunity to put an end to [Sandusky’s] crimes when they had a chance to do so,’ the judge said.

Former vice president Gary Schultz, 67, was sentenced to 6 to 23 months, with two months behind bars. While former university athletic director Tim Curley, 63, received a sentence of 7 to 23 months, with three in jail.
The judge also criticized the actions of the late head football coach, Joe Paterno, who in collusion with the other administrators failed to alert child-welfare authorities or police to the 2001 complaint. Paterno resigned in disgrace from the school in 2012,  but was never charged with a crime. he died shortly afterwards.
Paterno ‘could have made that phone call without so much as getting his hands dirty. Why he didn’t is beyond me,’ Boccabella said.
The three former Penn State officials all apologized for their actions and to Sandusky’s victims before the sentences were handed down.

Curley and Schultz also told the court they were sorry they didn’t do more.
‘I am very remorseful I did not comprehend the severity of the situation. I sincerely apologize to the victims and to all who were impacted because of my mistake,’ Curley said.
Said Schultz: ‘It really sickens me to think I might have played a part in children being hurt. I’m sorry that I didn’t do more, and I apologize to the victims.’
Prosecutors slammed all three men, saying they cared more about themselves than about protecting children.
They reserved their harshest words for Spanier.
‘He was a complete and utter failure as a leader when it mattered most,’ said Laura Ditka, a state prosecutor.

Penn State athletic director Tim Curley was ordered to spend three out of his 23 month sentence in jail for his role in the Jerry Sandusky abuse cover up. The judge singled him out for a severe dressing down on the matter

The three men were accused of hushing up a 2001 allegation about Sandusky sexually abusing a boy in a football team shower to protect the university’s reputation.
As a result, prosecutors said, the retired coach went on to victimize four more boys.
All three men have denied they were told the encounter in the shower was sexual in nature.
Prosecutors dropped more serious charges against Curley and Schultz as a result of their pleas, and agreed they would not recommend a sentence for them. But in documents filed on the eve of the sentencing, they assailed the two men over their testimony at Spanier’s trial.
Legendary coach Paterno knew all along Sandusky was ‘serially’ abusing little boys

Former Penn State defensive cordinator, Jerry Sandusky eventually admitted to ‘showering and horsing around’ with boys in November 2011. He is seen here after his sentencing  in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania October 9, 20121

Spanier’s trial revolved around testimony by an ex-graduate coaching assistant, Mike McQueary, who said he reported seeing Sandusky molesting a boy in 2001.
Sandusky was not arrested until 2011, after an anonymous email to a county prosecutor led investigators to approach McQueary. Sandusky was found guilty the next year of sexually abusing 10 boys and is serving a prison sentence of 30 to 60 years while he appeals his conviction. At least four victims at Sandusky’s trial said they were molested after 2001.
Jeffrey Sandusky, convicted paedophile coach Jerry Sandusky’s 41-year-old son charged with sexually assaulting a child

The Hall of Fame coach was never charged with a crime, but a report commissioned by the university concluded he was part of an effort to keep a lid on the allegations against Sandusky for fear of bad publicity.
Penn State’s football program suffered heavy sanctions from the NCAA, and the university has paid out nearly a quarter-billion dollars in fines, court verdicts, settlements and other costs.
McQueary testified about how he went to Paterno a day after the shower encounter to discuss what he had seen. Paterno notified Curley and Schultz, and McQueary met with both of them about a week later. In his 2011 grand jury testimony, Paterno said he was told by McQueary the encounter involved ‘fondling’ and was of ‘a sexual nature,’ but wasn’t sure what the act was.
The prosecution’s key evidence included notes and email exchanges in which Curley, Schultz