Five years and seven months
after Jerry Sandusky was indicted for child molestation, a scandal that
would rock Pennsylvania State University to its core, three
administrators are headed to jail.
Former vice president Gary Schultz also received two months in jail and at least four months of house arrest. And former athletic director Tim Curley received three months in jail and at least four months of house arrest. Each man will also pay fines and owe 200 hours of community service.
The day was long delayed, yet no less significant.
It serves, perhaps, as a closing chapter in a sordid scandal that uncovered a slew of victims in Sandusky’s wake and overwhelmed the once-pristine image of Joe Paterno’s football program. Paterno was fired days after the indictment and died months later.
In the years since, millions of dollars have been handed out in civil settlements. NCAA sanctions came and went. And parts of the Penn State community have been forever divided – in urging for prison time, the attorney general cited pro-Sandusky forces who mock victims’ stories and lifestyles both online and in person. It’s been that tumultuous.
Schultz and Curley pleaded guilty to endangerment after failing to report to child-welfare authorities after Sandusky, a former defensive coordinator, was reported to have showered with underage boys in a Penn State locker room. Sandusky was convicted on 45 counts of sexual molestation in 2012 and is serving a sentence of up to 60 years.
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