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Former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky was convicted in 2012 of sexually abusing boys over a 15-year period at Penn State. When accounts of the sexual acts were brought forward by a different assistant coach on the team in 2001, Spanier and late head coach Joe Paterno failed to act despite their full knowledge of the situation.
According to NPR, State Attorney General Josh Shapiro accused the former Penn State President of “turning a blind eye to child abuse 10 years ago.”
“No one is above the law, and my office will continue to pursue anyone who looks the other way in the face of child sexual abuse,” said Shapiro, in full indictment of Spanier. “There are consequences for failing to protect children in Pennsylvania.”
Health complications have presented obstacles in the conviction of Spanier. The Fox report highlights the ongoing health concerns that will follow Spanier in his time behind bars: “Senior Deputy Attorney General Patrick Schulte told the judge the Centre County Correctional Facility will be able to handle his health problems. Spanier had open-heart surgery in 2019 and has advanced-stage prostate cancer. “
Graham Spanier has been ordered to serve two months at the Centre County correctional facility, per the Dauphin County Court’s order released Wednesday. Spanier will follow up his two months in jail with an additional two months under house arrest.
His first day is set for June 9.
Been listening to John Ziegler’s “With the Benefit of Hindsight” podcast. I thought the guy was nuts at first but has some pretty strong evidence that what happened in this whole case is not what it appears.
Not justice, bad move
Joe knew
Joe knew nothing, Bob in PA, because there was nothing to know. Highly recommend what Rory MacCallum’s in the process of doing. “With the Benefit of Hindsight” = the antidote to years of ESPiN-fueled false narratives.
I hope a fellow inmate provides him with a bit of prostate therapy.
Sentenced for a misdemeanor which didn’t even exist at the time Spanier accused of breaking it. Yeah, that seems about right in today’s upsidedown world of rigged elections.