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Penn State and SMU carry the weight of history into their CFP debuts. They're both trying to shed it
Read full article: Penn State and SMU carry the weight of history into their CFP debuts. They're both trying to shed itPenn State and SMU head into the College Football Playoff with the weight of history on their shoulders.
Ex-police chief guilty of child rape first reported in 2012
Read full article: Ex-police chief guilty of child rape first reported in 2012A former police chief has been convicted of raping a child in abuse the victim says started when she was 4 and occurred hundreds of times over the following years.
Baylor infractions decision comes amid scrutiny of NCAA role
Read full article: Baylor infractions decision comes amid scrutiny of NCAA roleThe NCAA infractions committee decided against punishing Baylor for its mishandling of sexual assault allegations against athletes for a simple reason: Its rules don't allow it.
Penn State ex-president reports to jail in Sandusky scandal
Read full article: Penn State ex-president reports to jail in Sandusky scandalFormer Penn State president Graham Spanier has reported to jail early to begin serving his sentence for child endangerment in a case stemming from the Jerry Sandusky child sexual abuse scandal.
Summer jobs for young people are vanishing with the pandemic
Read full article: Summer jobs for young people are vanishing with the pandemicThe iconic summer job for high school and college students has been on the wane for nearly 20 years. Foster, a grad student, was unable to get a paid internship or summer job in her field of communications. Megan Foster, 24, was unable to get a paid internship or summer job in her field of communications. Summer jobs have been declining since the early 2000s recession as younger people compete with older adults for jobs that typically require little training or education, said Harrington, the Drexel professor. For some who've lost summer jobs, the pandemic has led to unexpectedly revelatory if not transformative experiences.
Penn State ex-president argues conviction properly tossed
Read full article: Penn State ex-president argues conviction properly tossedCircuit Court of Appeals focused on whether Graham Spanier was wrongly convicted under a 2007 law for acts that occurred in 2001. Spanier, 71, was forced out as university president shortly after Sandusky was arrested in 2011 on child molestation charges. Glancing in a mirror he saw a naked boy, 10 or 12 years old, and also a naked man Sandusky. He is on administrative leave from Penn State and has not taught any classes since the scandal broke nine years ago. Sandusky is serving a lengthy state prison sentence and maintains he was wrongly convicted of the sexual abuse of 10 boys.
Penn State investigates new allegations against Jerry Sandusky
Read full article: Penn State investigates new allegations against Jerry SanduskyPatrick Smith/Getty ImagesSTATE COLLEGE, Pennsylvania (CNN) - Penn State University is investigating a new allegation of abuse by convicted child molester and former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, a university spokesperson told CNN Thursday. The Office of the Attorney General of Pennsylvania said it "can't confirm or deny the existence of an investigation" into Sandusky. When asked if Sandusky, now 75, knew what the allegations were about, Lindsey said, "Absolutely not. The Pennsylvania Superior Court denied his request for a new trial in February and ordered Sandusky be resentenced. Lindsey said he doesn't see how the new allegations could impact the resentencing since, he said, "there's not much substance to it."