Jerry Sandusky’s attorney has asked for a delay in his sex-abuse trial, arguing that the defense team needs more time to prepare, according to the New York Daily News.

Sandusky’s lead attorney, Joe Amendola, submitted a 13-page motion today that argued he would be “unable to effectively and adequately” represent his client. Amendola says that he is still waiting for full disclosure of prosecution material, and that without it he will not have time to construct his defense.

The former Penn State defensive coordinator is slotted to stand trial June 5. He is charged with 52 criminal counts of sexually assaulting 10 separate boys over a 15 year span. The 68-year-old is currently under house arrest while awaiting trial.

When uncovered last fall, the child sex-abuse scandal rocked Penn State University, forcing the firing of legendary head coach Joe Paterno and several school administrators.

Sandusky maintains that he is innocent.

The prosecution in the Jerry Sandusky case filed paperwork yesterday stating that the now infamous event in which former assistant Penn State football coach Mike McQueary claimed that he witnessed  Sandusky sexually assaulting a young boy in a locker room shower did not happen on the date which he originally claimed.

McQueary had initially said that the event occurred just before spring break in 2002, but the prosecution is now saying the event occurred in February of 2001, The Patriot-News reports. 

As a result of the changed timeline, two Penn State officials who are being charged with perjury and failure to report a crime say that at least some of their charges are now past the statute of limitations.

It was McQueary’s testimony to a grand jury that ultimately led to the firing of former Athletic Director Tim Curley, Vice President Gary Schultz, and legendary football coach Joe Paterno.

Joe Paterno never wanted the Penn State University football field named after him, according to Sara Ganim of the Patriot-News. It would be “a tremendous and humbling honor,” but it “has always been a fan-driven matter” and “was never important to Joe,” says a Paterno family source.

University officials tried to make a renamed Beaver Stadium part of the final contract payout to the estate of former coach Paterno, who died on Jan. 22 after a bout with lung cancer. The family said no.

Tensions have flared between the Paterno family and university officials ever since the coach’s Nov. 9 firing for his “failure of leadership” after the alleged sexual assaults perpetrated by former assistant Jerry Sandusky.

“Our family has been subjected to a series of false and misleading statements that seek to justify the board’s actions by denigrating Joe Paterno’s reputation,” the family said Friday in a statement. “We take no joy in our differences with the board and university, but we will never waver in our defense of Joe Paterno’s record and our advocacy for due process.”

In an effort to further clarify the reasons behind the firing of head football coach Joe Paterno over four months ago, the Penn State University Board of Trustees released a statement today explaining the coach’s dismissal, according to the Associated Press.

The board stated that Paterno was fired for his “failure of leadership” after an alleged sexual assault perpetrated by former assistant Jerry Sandusky. The board found that while Paterno fulfilled his legal obligation to tell his superiors what he knew, he should have done more.

“We determined that his decision to do his minimum legal duty and not to do more to follow up constituted a failure of leadership by Coach Paterno,” the trustees wrote.

Sandusky was arrested on Nov. 5 in connection with a series of alleged sexual assults dating back more than a decade. Paterno was fired on Nov. 9; the university hired former New England Patriots assistant Bill O’Brien to replace Paterno as head coach on Jan. 6.

Paterno died on Jan. 22 after a bout with lung cancer. He was 85 years old.

The Judge in the Jerry Sandusky child molestation trial granted the former Penn State defensive coordinator the right to visit with his grandchildren, according to the Associated Press. The Judge also decided to allow Sandusky a jury of people who live within the local area.

Sandusky had requested both the right to see his grandchildren and the right to a local jury in a hearing last week. Afterword, he briefly spoke to the media:

Sandusky is facing 52 counts of sexually abusing young boys over a 15 year period. He has professed his innocence to both NBC and The New York Times.

The child sex-abuse scandal cost now deceased coaching legend Joe Paterno his job. Two other Penn State officials are charged with perjury and failure to report abuse in connection with the case.

Jerry Sandusky talked to the media today after a hearing in which his attorney Joe Amdendola requested that his client be allowed to see his grandchildren. Prosecutors reportedly asked the judge for just the opposite, to instead restrict the amount of freedom of movement granted to Sandusky.

Sandusky is facing over 40 counts of sexually abusing young boys over a 15 year period. He has professed his innocence to both NBC and The New York Times.

The child sex-abuse scandal cost now deceased coaching legend Joe Paterno his job. Two other Penn State officials are charged with perjury and failure to report abuse in connection with the case.

Jerry Sandusky, who stands accused of sexual abuse against young boys, issued a statement after learning of the death of Joe Paterno.

His statement, in full, reads: “This is a sad day! Our family, Dottie and I would like to convey our deepest sympathy to Sue and her family.
Nobody did more for the academic reputation of Penn State than Joe Paterno. He maintained a high standard in a very difficult profession. Joe preached toughness, hard work and clean competition. Most importantly, he had the courage to practice what he preached. Nobody will be able to take away the memories we all shared of a great man, his family, and all the wonderful people who were a part of his life.”

Paterno was fired when the allegations against Sandusky, who served as defensive coordinator under Paterno, were levied.

Former Penn State head coach Joe Paterno has given his first interview since his firing to Sally Jenkins of the Washington Post. In the long interview with Jenkins, Paterno described the moment he heard Mike McQueary’s story in 2002 about former defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky’s actions in a team shower:

“He was very upset and I said why, and he was very reluctant to get into it,” Paterno said. “He told me what he saw, and I said, what? He said it, well, looked like inappropriate, or fondling, I’m not quite sure exactly how he put it. I said you did what you had to do. It’s my job now to figure out what we want to do. So I sat around. It was a Saturday. Waited till Sunday because I wanted to make sure I knew what I was doing. And then I called my superiors and I said, ‘Hey, we got a problem, I think. Would you guys look into it?’ Cause I didn’t know, you know. We never had, until that point, 58 years I think, I had never had to deal with something like that. And I didn’t feel adequate.”

Paterno also added: “In hindsight, I wish I had done more.”

When asked why he did not do more after hearing McQueary’s story, Paterno said, according to Jenkins:

“I didn’t know exactly how to handle it and I was afraid to do something that might jeopardize what the university procedure was. So I backed away and turned it over to some other people, people I thought would have a little more expertise than I did. It didn’t work out that way.”

Embattled former head coach Joe Paterno will speak publically for the first time since he was fired in an interview with the Washington Post’s Sally Jenkins this weekend.

Paterno was fired by Penn State on Nov. 9 for not fully reporting his knowledge Jerry Sandusky’s alleged sexual assaults against children. He was at the helm in Happy Valley for 46 years, compiling a record 409 victories.

Sandusky, Paterno’s longtime former defensive coordinator, was arrested on child molestation charges in early November, stemming from incidents that allegedly occurred between 1994 and 2009, involving several young boys. Since then, Paterno, as well as university president Graham Spainer, athletic director Tim Curley, and vice president Gary Schultz have all been forced out of their positions with the school.

Paterno became aware of the infractions in 2002 when a graduate assistant told the head coach that he had witnessed Sandusky molesting a ten-year-old boy at the school’s football facility. The legendary head coach in turn reported the incident to the administration, however, the administration failed to notify the police, breaking Pennsylvania law.

Embattled former Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky attended the Oct. 29 Pen State vs. Illinois game in Graham Spainer’s president’s box, according to the Patriot-News. Sandusky was indicted on child-molestation charges just days later.

“I don’t understand how something like that can happen,” Brandon Short, a former Penn State linebacker who had been told by two independent sources about Sandusky’s presence in the box, said. “It’s for certain that the university was aware of these charges back in March, and at a minimum, we should have been much more prepared about the fallout.”

The Patriot-News reports that some Penn State officials did not want Sandusky on hand to watch legendary head coach Joe Paterno earn his record setting 409^th victory at Beaver stadium. However, upon the insistence of Sandusky’s wife, Dottie, the former defensive coordinator was allowed to view the game from the box.

A team spokesperson, Bill Mahon, has said that Sandusky has not been on the guest list of the president’s box in the past three years.

Sandusky is facing over 40 counts of sexually abusing young boys over a 15 year period. He has professed his innocence to both NBC and The New York Times.

The child sex-abuse scandal has cost Paterno, 85, his job. Two other Penn State officials are charged with perjury and failure to report abuse in connection with the case and will face a preliminary hearing Friday.

Embattled former Penn State head coach Joe Paterno and his longtime wife, Sue, donated roughly $100,000 to the university in the month of December, according to The Patriot-News. The donations came just weeks after the school fired him following sexual abuse allegations against his former defensive coordinator, Jerry Sandusky.

Paterno, who was well known for his philanthropic efforts during his 46-year reign as the head football coach of the Nittany Lions, reportedly gave half of the donation to the Paterno Fellows program, and the other half to the Paterno Library. It is believed that the former head coach is responsible for millions of dollars in fundraising for educational efforts across the campus during his tenure.

Sandusky, Paterno’s longtime former defensive coordinator, was arrested on child molestation charges in early November, stemming from incidents that allegedly occurred between 1994 and 2009, involving several young boys. Since then, head coach Joe Paterno, university president Graham Spainer, athletic director Tim Curley, and vice president Gary Schultz have all been forced out of their positions with the school.

Paterno became aware of the infractions in 2002 when a graduate assistant told the head coach that he had witnessed Sandusky molesting a ten-year-old boy at the school’s football facility. Paterno in turn reported the incident to the administration, however, the administration failed to notify the police, breaking Pennsylvania law.

Penn State University is reportedly interested in former NFL head coach Eric Mangini for the Nittany Lions vacant head coaching position, according to Fox 29 Philadelphia.

Mangini, 40, served as the head coach of the New York Jets from 2006-2008, and the head coach of the Cleveland Browns from 2009-2010. During his tenure as an NFL coach he posted only two winning seasons and a 33-47 overall record.

Mangini also served as a defensive coach for the New England Patriots from 2000-2005.

It was reported yesterday that Tennessee Titans head coach Mike Munchak was the top choice for Penn State to take over in State College, PA.  Munchak, however, indicated that he had “no interest” in the position.

Other coaches such as Boise State’s Chris Peterson, and retired NFL coach Tony Dungy, who have been rumored as candidates for the position, have denied any interest.

Penn State is looking to fill their head coaching position for the first time since 1965 after longtime head coach Joe Paterno was fired due to the Jerry Sandusky sexual assault scandal. Paterno became college football’s all-time winningest coach while at Penn State, posting a record of 409-136-3.

Tennessee Titans head coach Mike Munchak has “no interest” in becoming the next head coach at Penn State University, according to Jim Wyatt of The Tennessean.

Just talked to #Titans Coach Mike Munchak and he has quashed the Penn State rumors once and for all. He's not interested in job, he said

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Jim Wyatt (@jwyattsports) December 28, 2011

"I love my alma mater, but I have no interest in being the head coach at Penn St," Munchak said. "I never want to leave Tennessee." #Titans

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Jim Wyatt (@jwyattsports) December 28, 2011

"Hopefully this will be the end of all the speculation," Munchak said. "Most of it never comes true anyway." #Titans

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Jim Wyatt (@jwyattsports) December 28, 2011

It was reported today that Munchak had emerged as Penn State’s top choice to replace Joe Paterno as the Nittany Lions’ next head coach. Green Bay Packers quarterbacks coach Tom Clements also ranks highly with the school’s search committee, and may now become the favorite with Munchak out of the running.

Munchak has led the Titans to an 8-7 record through 15 games in his first year at the helm in Tennessee. The former offensive lineman played with the Houston Oilers franchise from 1982-1993, and has been a coach with the Oilers/Titans in some form since 1994.

Penn State is looking to fill their head coaching position for the first time since 1965 after longtime head coach Joe Paterno was fired due to the Jerry Sandusky sexual assault scandal. Paterno became college football’s all-time winningest coach while at Penn State, posting a record of 409-136-3.

First year Tennessee Titans head coach Mike Munchak has emerged as the top pick for Penn State to replace Joe Paterno as the Nittany Lions’ next head coach, reports the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

The search committee was initially interested in Chris Petersen from Boise State, according to some reports. However, Petersen made it known last week that he wasn’t interested in the position. Green Bay Packers quarterbacks coach Tom Clements also ranks highly with the school’s search committee, according to the Post-Gazzette.

Munchak has led the Titans to an 8-7 record through 15 games in his first year at the helm in Tennessee. The former offensive lineman played with the Houston Oilers franchise from 1982-1993, and has been a coach with the Oilers/Titans in some form since 1994.

During his playing career, Munchak was a nine-time Pro Bowl selection, and a ten-time All-Pro. He was inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame in 2001.

Penn State is looking to fill their head coaching position for the first time since 1965 after longtime head coach Joe Paterno was fired due to the Jerry Sandusky sexual assault scandal. Paterno became college football’s all-time winningest coach while at Penn State, posting a record of 409-136-3.

Munchak, 51, is a Penn State alumni.

Highly sought after Boise State head coach Chris Petersen is reportedly not interested in the vacant Penn State head coaching position, according to The Patriot-News. 

Petersen, 47, is considered one of the hottest coaching prospects in college football. In six years as the head coach at Boise State he has led his team to a 71-6 overall record and a 2-0 record in BCS Bowls. He is the first and only two-time winner of the Paul “Bear” Bryant Award, given to the NCAA’s best college football coach.

Penn State is looking to fill their head coaching position for the first time since 1965 after longtime head coach Joe Paterno was fired due to the Jerry Sandusky sexual assault scandal. Paterno became college football’s all-time winningest coach while at Penn State, posting a record of 409-136-3.

Tom Bradley has served as the interim Nittany Lions head coach since Paterno’s firing.

The Nov. 9 riot at Penn State after legendary head coach Joe Paterno was fired was the most costly in the university’s history, PennLive.com reports.

The property damage total comes in at an estimated $190,000 with a bulk of the sum going towards the cost of a Pennsylvania area satellite news van, which was flipped over in the riot. The previous most costly riot was in 1998 after an arts festival with over $150,000 in damage.

To date, 38 people have been charged with “participating in destructive behavior” with seven additional arrests pending. The majority of those charged were identified by tips after still photos of the suspects were posted on the State College Police website.

Since the 1990’s there have been three large riots in the Penn State area (1998, 2001, and 2008). The latest riot had almost double the arrests made in the prior three riots since the 90s. Additionally, State College police have logged over 725 hours of overtime for Sandusky scandal related purposes, including the riots. Approximately $47,125 in tax payer dollars will go towards covering the costs.

Joe Paterno’s testimony to a grand jury was read aloud in court today in the preliminary hearing for former Penn State administrators Tim Curley and Gary Schultz.

Paterno: "I knew innapropriate action was taken by Jerry Sandusky with a youngster." #PSUCharges

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The Daily Collegian (@DailyCollegian) December 16, 2011

Paterno: "I told Mike that what he did what was right. I said I would refer his concerns to the right people." #PSUCharges

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The Daily Collegian (@DailyCollegian) December 16, 2011

Also in his testimony, Paterno said he didn't know of any other situations involving Jerry and young boys. #PSUCharges

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The Daily Collegian (@DailyCollegian) December 16, 2011

Schultz and Curley are accused of lying to a grand jury about their knowledge and actions surrounding the recent Jerry Sandusky child abuse scandal. Sandusky, a former Penn State defensive coordinator, has been charged with 50 counts of child-sex abuse involving 12 young boys he met through his children’s charity, Second Mile.

The child sex-abuse scandal has cost Paterno, the longtime head coach of Penn State, his job earlier this Fall.

Accused child molester Jerry Sandusky showered with his victims to teach them basic hygiene skills, according to one of his lawyers, the NY Daily News reports.

“Some of these kids don’t have basic hygiene skills,” Karl Rominger told WHTM-TV on Tuesday. “Teaching a person to shower at the age of 12 or 14 sounds strange to some people, but people who work with troubled youth will tell you there are a lot of juvenile delinquents and people who are dependent who have to be taught basic life skills like how to put soap on their body.”

The former Penn State football coach, who now faces 52 counts of sexual abuse, waived his right to a preliminary hearing this past Tuesday and will proceed straight to trial.

Rominger recently joined Sandusky’s defense team that includes lead attorney Joe Amendola.  In an interview with ABC27 News, he stated that other allegations in the case have similar innocent explanations.

Sandusky’s defense team has also been criticized for allowing him to speak to the media.  Rominger claims that his client’s innocence may be compromised by his inability to articulate.

“The problem is if you’re an innocent person who’s not articulate, you’re not going to come across well, but you’re still innocent,” Rominger said. “A guilty person who is very articulate might come across innocent. So it’s not a fair fight.”

Accused child molester Jerry Sandusky waived his right to a preliminary hearing this morning, The New York Times reports.

The 67-year-old former Penn State defensive coordinator’s attorney, Joseph Amendola, informed Judge Robert E. Scott in the courtroom this morning that Sandusky had elected to waive his right to the hearing. Sandusky, who has continued to maintain his innocence, will now go to trial to face the 50 charges of sexual assault levied against him by the state.

“We fully intend to put together the best defense we can,” Sandusky told reporters outside the courtroom, according to The Times. “We’re going to stay the course, and fight for four quarters.”

Today’s cancelled hearing was expected to feature the first public testimony by some of Sandusky’s accusers. It is believed that as many as 10 boys who the former coach is accused of assaulting are expected to testify in the trial.

The child sex-abuse scandal has cost longtime head football coach and Penn State legend Joe Paterno his job. Two other Penn State officials are charged with perjury and failure to report abuse in connection with the case and will face a preliminary hearing Friday.

Jerry Sandusky’s lawyer says no plea deal talks are underway on the eve of the preliminary hearing in Sandusky’s child sex-abuse scandal, according to the Associated Press.

Sandusky is charged with more than 50 counts of child-sex abuse involving 12 young boys he met through his children’s charity, Second Mile.

Sandusky’s lawyer, Joseph Amendola says the 67-year-old former Penn State defensive coordinator is “eager to hear from his accusers.” Throughout the process, Sandusky has maintained his innocence.

The child sex-abuse scandal has cost longtime head football coach and Penn State legend Joe Paterno his job. Two other Penn State officials are charged with perjury and failure to report abuse in connection with the case and will face a preliminary hearing Friday.

Former Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky has posted bail and will be released today after spending a night in jail, the Associated Press reports.  Sandusky was arrested and arraigned on Wednesday after 12 new sexual abuse charges were filed involving two new alleged victims.

Court records show that the accused child molester used $200,000 in real estate holdings and a $50,000 certified check to secure his release. Sandusky was also ordered to be confined to his home with an electronic monitor and to stay away from potential witnesses and alleged victims.

Sandusky now faces more than 50 charges regarding 10 alleged victims over a 15-year period.  The ex football coach maintains his innocence as he awaits a preliminary hearing set for Tuesday.

Update – 2:02 P.M.: Sandusky has been arrested on new charges of sexual abuse against minors. Read Full Story Here.

Original – 1:48 P.M.: Jerry Sandusky, the embattled former defensive coordinator for Penn State, was taken out of his home in handcuffs today by the Centre County District Attorney’s office, according to a tweet from NBC News.

Sandusky, who has been charged by a state grand jury with counts of deviate sexual intercourse, corruption of minors, endangering the welfare of a child, and indecent assault, was released on $100,000 unsecured bail in November. It was later reported that the judge who freed Sandusky on unsecured bail had ties to the former Penn State coach’s Second Mile charity. The prosecution had initially asked for $500,000 secured bail for Sandusky.

The 67-year-old has been charged with sexually assaulting at-least eight young boys over a 15-year period. His arrest brought to light a series failures to report his crimes at several levels within the University and among the community, and ultimately led the firing of long-time head football coach Joe Paterno.

All eight of the boys who were allegedly sexually abused by Jerry Sandusky have agreed to testify against him in preliminary hearings next week, ABC News reports.

Sandusky’s lawyer, Joe Amendola, said in an NBC interview several weeks ago that the prosecution’s case was weak because of a lack of victims willing to coming forward and say, “This is what Jerry did to me.” However, it appears this is no longer the case.

Sandusky is facing 40 counts of sexually abusing young boys over a 15 year period. The former Penn State defensive coordinator has professed his innocence to both NBC and The New York Times.

Preliminary hearings in the trial are slotted to begin Dec. 13, it is believed they will last several days.

Jerry Sandusky’s lawyer, Joseph Amendola, believes he may have to talk to his client about pleading guilty to charges of child sex abuse amidst new alleged victims surfacing, The Patriot-News reports.

“That could happen if more allegations come forth and Jerry gets to the point where he realizes fighting against more than the original allegations might be a real uphill battle,” Amendola told The Patriot-News. “Bottom line, Jerry has always maintained his innocence, from the first allegation, and continues to maintain innocence. What happens with any additional charges which may be filed remains to be seen.”

According to the Patriot-News, there have been no official talks about making a plea deal.

Sandusky, the former Penn State defensive coordinator, has been in the headlines since a grand jury report surfaced. The report contained accounts of eight young boys that Sandusky has been accused of sexually abusing over a 15 year time period. Since the story emerged, The Patriot-News reports that at least four new Sandusky victims have come forward.

Penn State University said today via Twitter that they have no plans of discontinuing an ice cream flavor called “Peachy Paterno,” which is sold on campus and produced by the school run Berkey Creamery.

In the wake of the recent child molestation scandal that has rocked the Penn State athletic department, the school made the decision to pull the flavor “Sandusky Blitz,” named after former defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky, from shelves earlier this month.

Sandusky was arrested on child molestation charges two weeks ago, stemming from incidents that allegedly occurred between 1994 and 2009, involving eight young boys. Since then, head coach Joe Paterno, university president Graham Spainer, athletic director Tim Curley, and vice president Gary Schultz have all been forced out of their positions with the school.

Paterno became aware of the infractions in 2002 when a graduate assistant told the head coach that he had witnessed Sandusky molesting a ten-year-old boy at the school’s football facility. Paterno in turn reported the incident to the administration, however, the administration failed to notify the police, breaking Pennsylvania law.

When former Penn State assistant coach Jerry Sandusky, charged with 40 counts of child sexual abuse, agreed to an on-air interview with Bob Costas, questions were raised as to the wisdom of the strategy.  Sandusky’s answers to Costas’s pointed questions seemed unsatisfactory even to the untrained viewer.  Now, according to USA Today’s Campus Rivalry blog, professional interrogation analyst Jack Trimarco, has gone over the interview and also found Sandusky lacking in credibility.

Trimarco, who has worked with the CIA and the FBI, appeared on the Dr. Phil show last week, where, according to the report, he said:

“He’s disjointed in all of his answers. Now, remember, we’re talking about a man (who) has been to thousands of occasions as a keynote speaker; he’s smooth and he’s polished….he (went) through a mental process that’s ‘Red alert, red alert.’ He doesn’t know what to say.”

The interview was initiated by Sandusky’s lawyer, Joe Amendola.

The charity founded by former Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky, Second Mile, plans to fold and will look to transfer its programs to other nonprofit organizations, according to The New York Times.

“We’re working hard to figure out how the programs can survive this event,” David Woodle, the charity’s acting chief executive told The Times. “We aren’t protective of this organization that it survives at all costs.”

Second Mile has come under extreme scrutiny in recent weeks after the emerging accusations of sexual abuse against Sandusky. The charity, designed to help young children with a troubled past, was believed to be used by Sandusky as a source to find his victims. The 67-year-old has been charged by a state grand jury with counts of deviate sexual intercourse, corruption of minors, endangering the welfare of a child, and indecent assault.

Earlier this week, Second Mile announced it had accepted the resignation of then CEO Jack Raykovitz. He had served as the CEO for 28 years.

Recently fired Penn State head football coach Joe Paterno has a treatable form of lung cancer, according to CBS News.

Scott Paterno, Joe’s son, told The Associated Press in a statement that the 84-year-old is currently undergoing treatment.

“As everyone can appreciate, this is a deeply personal matter for my parents, and we simply ask that his privacy be respected as he proceeds with treatment,” Scott Paterno said in a brief statement to the AP.

Paterno was recently fired by Penn State after failing to tell the police of a reported incident of sexual abuse by former defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky in 2002. The head coach of 61 years alerted two administrators of the incidents that were brought to his attention by then graduate-assistant Mike McQueary, however there are many who felt he had a duty to do more.

Paterno finished his career with a 409-136-3 record.

The NCAA has notified Penn State University that they will launch an investigation into the school’s athletic programs following the recent sexual abuse allegations against former defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky, according to CBS Sports.

“I am writing to notify you that the NCAA will examine Penn State’s exercise of institutional control over its intercollegiate athletics programs, as well as the actions, and inactions, of relevant responsible personnel,” NCAA President Mark Emmert wrote to the school. “We recognize that there are ongoing federal and state investigations and the NCAA does not intend to interfere with those probes.”

The entire letter, sent to President Rodney Erickson, can be read here.

Penn State University has been swarmed in controversy following allegations that longtime former defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky had sexually molested at least eight young boys. It was revealed in a grand jury investigation that several university administrators, including head football coach Joe Paterno, became aware of allegations of abuse in 2002 but never contacted local police authorities.

Over the past two weeks, Paterno and former school president Graham Spanier were fired after decades of service to the school. Other Penn State administrators, Tim Curley (athletic director) and vice president Gary Schultz, have been charged criminally with perjury and failure to report child abuse.

Former Penn State assistant coach Mike McQueary is the key witness in the grand jury report that brought light to the child abuse scandal at Penn State University.  His reported witnessing of former defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky sexually abusing a young boy in the showers on campus is the graphic detail that has entered the public consciousness from the grand jury report, and the question of whom he told and when has become central to the developing case.

In an extensive report on how the investigation into Sandusky developed, Jo Becker of the New York Times recounts the first time McQueary described the incident to the investigating officers, in 2010:

McQueary was explicit and unequivocal, the people said. He had told Paterno, the team’s longtime and widely beloved head coach, about the incident the following day, but he was filled with regret that nothing had happened.

“This had been weighing on him for a very long time, and our guys felt he was relieved to get it off his chest,” one law enforcement official said. “When he had the opportunity to make it right, he told the truth.”

More recently, McQueary has claimed that he intervened in the incident and called the police; the account in the Times does not reflect that.

One of the eight victims detailed in 23-page grand jury report against former Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky will pursue sexual assault charges against the alleged pedophile, The New York Times reports.

Ben Andreozzi, the victim’s lawyer, says that Sandusky’s recent proclamation of innocence on national television emboldened his client to pursue legal action against Sandusky. The lawyer reportedly called Sandusky a “coward” for his non-admittance of guilt.

Andreozzi went on to say Sandusky’s comments may have “backfired” and feels it may “have caused victims to be more motivated to testify against him.” His client claims he was assaulted many times and will testify to “severe sexual assault.” Andreozzi has advised other alleged victims in the Sandusky case.

Sandusky’s lawyer, Joe Amendola, said in an NBC interview that the prosecution has witnesses saying they saw something, but they don’t have victims coming forward saying, “This is what Jerry did to me.” However, it appears this is no longer the case.

Sandusky is facing 40 counts of sexual abuse of young boys over a 15 year period, but professed his innocence of all charges in a telephone interview on Monday with NBC’s Bob Costas.

The Second Mile, a charity founded by accused child molester Jerry Sandusky, helped raise funds for the district judge that freed Sandusky on unsecured bail, Fox Philadelphia reports. It was previously reported that the judge, Leslie Duchtot had some ties to the charity.

Sandusky, the former Penn State defensive coordinator, was freed on $100,000 unsecured bail last week, which means that Sandusky is only required to pay the fee if he does not appear in court. The prosecution reportedly wanted $500,000 in secured bail for Sandusky as well as an ankle monitor.

In total, the charity raised $1,463 for District Judge Duchtot at a fundraiser in 2007 while she was running for office. At the time, Sandusky was still with The Second Mile as its founder.

The Second Mile has come under scrutiny in recent weeks after the emerging accusations against Sandusky. The charity, designed to help young children with a troubled past, was believed to be used by Sandusky as a source to find his victims. The 67-year-old has been charged by a state grand jury with counts of deviate sexual intercourse, corruption of minors, endangering the welfare of a child, and indecent assault.

Yesterday The Second Mile announced it had accepted the resignation of CEO Jack Raykovitz. He had served as the CEO for 28 years.

Penn State plans to remove Joe Paterno’s statue from outside Beaver Sadium over Thanksgiving break, according to a tweet from Gregg Doyel of CBS. Students were reportedly informed of the Paterno statue removal by Penn State professors.

The statue lists beneath Paterno’s name “Educator. Coach. Humanitarian.” The 84-year-old legend and winningest coach in Division I football was recently fired by Penn State’s Board of Trustees for his lack of action in the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal.

Paterno, 84, has been with Penn State in some capacity for 62 years and had become an icon in the world of college sports, and a hero in State College, PA. It was also announced this week that the Big 10 would remove his name from the Big 10 championship trophy.

In July, former Penn State head football coach Joe Paterno transferred full ownership of his house in State College, PA. to his wife for $1 “plus love and affection,” according to The New York Times. The two have lived in the house together since 1969 when they purchased it for $58,000.

The transfer of the property, which is now listed at a value of over $500,000, was part of a long-term estate planning program, Paterno’s lawyer told The Times in an e-mail, and reportedly had nothing to do with the sexual abuse scandal at Penn State which ultimately cost the college football legend his job. However, in light of the recent Penn State child abuse scandal which could leave Paterno personally vulnerable to a civil lawsuit, some speculate the move may have been made to protect the estate in advance.

“I can’t see any tax advantages,” Lawrence A. Frolik, an elder law professor at the University of Pittsburgh told The Times. “If someone told me that, my reaction would be, ‘Are they hoping to shield assets in case if there’s personal liability?’ ”

“It sounds like an attempt to avoid personal liability in having assets in his wife’s name,” Frolik continued.

Analysts, however, told The Times that it would be hard to determine the motivation of the Paterno family from just the legal documents made available to the public. They also pointed to the fact that the Paterno’s have a long history of “complex and confusing transactions.”

Paterno was fired from Penn State last week after it was revealed that despite reporting his knowledge of the sexual abuse of young boys by former Nittany Lions defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky to school authorities; he never went to the police about the issues. Wide receivers coach Mike McQueary testified before a grand jury in December of 2010 that he had witnessed Sandusky sexually assaulting a boy in the shower at the locker room at the Lasch Football Building on campus. McQueary told the grand jury that he reported the incident to Paterno as well as other Penn State administrators.

Sandusky has been charged by a state grand jury with counts of deviate sexual intercourse, corruption of minors, endangering the welfare of a child, and indecent assault. In a recent interview on NBC, Sandusky claimed that he is “innocent of these charges.”

Accused child abuser and former Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky sat for an interview with Bob Costas on NBC’s Rock Center Monday night, a decision that left many scratching their heads. Sandusky did little to clear his name, and gave awkward, uncomfortable answers to Costas’s pointed questions.  More than one pundit asked why Sandusky’s lawyer Joseph Amendola  would have allowed the interview to take place; according to a report on the New York Times Media Decoder blog, Amendola did more than that: apparently, the whole thing was his idea.

It was Amendola that Costas was originally slated to interview, until the attorney threw out a curveball:  “About 10 or 15 minutes prior to the start of the interview,” Costas told the Times, “Amendola says to us, on his own: ‘What if I could get Sandusky on the phone?’ ”

Which, in turn, led to an interview in which Sandusky acknowledged that he had “horsed around with kids,” “showered after workouts,” and that “I have hugged them and I have touched their legs without intent of sexual contact.”

According to Deadspin, the actual interview lasted for 15 to 20 minutes, longer than what was aired, and that additional excerpts will air on other NBC-owned broadcasts beginning Tuesday night on Versus’s SportsTalk.