Analysis Of The Sandusky Scandal

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The Sandusky scandal continued as Sandusky and the accused officials were charged for their involvement in the child abuse cover-up, which occurred at Penn State University. In 2012, Paterno, one of the accused officials, died at the age of 85. In 2017, Shultz and Curley pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of endangering the welfare of children. As a result, the felony charges were dropped. Spainier was charged with failing to report an allegation that occurred in 2001. The charges continued, as Sandusky was charged with the sexual child abuse of 10 boys, over a 15-year time span. Surprisingly, his unethical actions resulted in a sentence of a minimum of 30 years, which could not exceed 60 years. The Penn State University was ordered

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