Prosecutors seek jail time for ex-Penn State president
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Prosecutors want a judge to jail former Penn State President Graham Spanier for his conviction in hushing up suspected child sex abuse in 2001 by Jerry Sandusky, saying he could have prevented other boys from being victimized by the former assistant football coach.
In a court filing unsealed Thursday, the Pennsylvania attorney general’s office also assailed two one-time Penn State administrators for their testimony in Spanier’s March trial after they pleaded guilty in the case.
Sentencing for all three men is Friday in Dauphin County court.
Prosecutors said state sentencing guidelines indicate that Spanier should get up to a year in jail for his child endangerment conviction.