Penn State Sandusky settlement News

Philadelphia Judge to Release Sandusky Settlement Records

A Philadelphia judge has ordered the public release of sealed documents from a lawsuit that could reveal details about a claim that a boy told Penn State football coach Joe Paterno in 1976 that Jerry Sandusky had molested him. Judge …

Penn State Seeks Appeal in Sandusky Claims Coverage Dispute

Penn State wants permission to appeal a judge’s ruling denying it insurance coverage for certain child sexual abuse claims related to former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky. The Legal Intelligencer said Monday university lawyers filed a motion last week seeking …

Media Groups Ask Judge for Access to Sandusky Insurance Case Records

Several media organizations want a judge to make public sealed court records in a dispute between Penn State and an insurance company over settlement payments to people who said former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky abused them as …

New Legal Document Reignites Debate About What Paterno Knew When

A new legal document that claims a boy told Joe Paterno in 1976 that Jerry Sandusky had molested him has dropped like a bombshell and reignited debate about what the Penn State coach knew about his longtime assistant decades before …

Report: Penn State’s Sandusky Settlements Total Nearly $93M

Penn State settled with six more victims or accusers of Jerry Sandusky, according to a new audit that puts the school’s total payout in the child sex abuse scandal at nearly $93 million. The university’s audited financial statements for the …

Expenses for Penn State Scandal Near $52M

Penn State’s costs related to the Jerry Sandusky child sex-abuse scandal are nearing $52 million. A university website shows the school has racked up just under $51.8 million in expenses as of Aug. 31. That’s up $1.3 million from the …

Penn State Announces $59.7M Settlement With Sandusky Victims

Penn State officials announced Monday that over the past few months the university has reached agreement with 26 of the victims of former assistant football coach Gerald Sandusky. The aggregate dollar amount paid by the university for the 26 settled …

Ex-Penn State Officials Hearing Revives Sandusky Abuse Case

Ex-Pennsylvania State University President Graham Spanier and two other former officials will be in a court hearing today on whether they must stand trial for hiding information tied to the Jerry Sandusky sexual-abuse scandal. Spanier, former Athletic Director Timothy Curley …

Penn State Approves Settlement Offers to Sandusky Victims

Pennsylvania State University said it approved settlement offers to some victims of Jerry Sandusky, the former assistant football coach convicted of sexually abusing 10 boys. The offers will be made to some people who made claims against the university related …