Key figures in Penn State scandal
Jerry SanduskyFormer Penn State defensive coordinator was arrested on Saturday and charged with sexually abusing eight boys over a 15-year period. His lawyer says Sandusky is not guilty. In 1977, Sandusky formed "The Second Mile," a charity established to help troubled boys. Sandusky, 67, played football at Penn State and coached there for 32 years -- 23 as defensive coordinator.
The revered Penn State coach has been at the helm for 46 years, winning two national championships in the 1980s and amassing the most victories (409) in Division I history. Authorities have said that Paterno, 84, is not a target of the investigation, but the state police commissioner has chastised him and other school officials for not doing enough to try to stop the suspected abuse.
Tim Curley
The Penn State athletic director since 1993 is accused of perjury and failing to report suspected child abuse. He is charged with lying to a state grand jury investigating the complaints. Curley, 57, requested a leave of absence to deal with the charges. Curley's lawyer says he is not guilty.
Gary Schultz
The Penn State senior vice president for finance and business is accused of perjury and failing to report suspected child abuse. Schultz, who stepped down on Monday, is charged with lying to a state grand jury. A lawyer for Schultz, 62, said his client is not guilty.
Graham Spanier
The 63-year-old Spanier has been the school's president since 1995. In 2004, Spanier asked Paterno to step down after the team had its fourth losing season in five years. Paterno refused.
McQueary testified to a grand jury that he saw Sandusky abusing a boy in the Penn State locker room shower in 2002. According to the grand jury, McQueary reported the incident to Paterno the next day (Saturday). Paterno told the grand jury that he then reported the incident to Curley on Sunday. About 10 days later, McQueary was called in to see Curley and Schultz and told them what he had seen. Curley and Schultz assured McQueary they would look into it, the grand jury said. Curley contacted McQueary several weeks later, saying that Sandusky's keys to the locker room had been confiscated and that the incident had been reported to The Second Mile. University police never questioned McQueary, and there was no other inquiry until he was called before the grand jury in December 2010. McQueary is now an assistant coach for the football team.-- COMBINED NEWS SERVICES
