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Penn State assistant placed on administrative leave
By Daniel Dullum November 11, 2011 |
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Penn State assistant coach Mike McQueary was placed on administrative leave indefinitely, capping a tough week in which the coach’s name surfaced with regularity as a key witness in a grand jury investigation into child sexual abuse allegations against former PSU assistant coach Jerry Sandusky. Previously, it was announced that McQueary would not be on the sidelines for the Nittany Lions’ final home game of the season Saturday against Nebraska. That decision was made to protect McQueary from misguided football fans, which blame him for the program’s turmoil by testifying that he saw Sandusky sodomize a 10-year-old boy in a shower on campus in 2002. McQueary has reportedly been receiving threats. McQueary reported the incident to legendary Head Coach Joe Paterno, who passed the buck to Athletic Director Tim Curley and PSU Vice President Gary Schultz. Curley and Schultz have been charged with perjury and failing to report the incident to law enforcement authorities. Curley is on administrative leave, Schultz – who was working on an interim basis – returned to retirement. On Wednesday night, Paterno was fired after announcing his retirement effective at the end of the current season. In addition, university president Graham Spanier was fired Wednesday. Paterno has since lawyered up and has been advised to decline any further interview requests or make any other public statements. While the consensus opinion is that the 84-year-old coach is legally off the hook, there is the possibility of civil lawsuits against him, and the university. In the meantime, everything else is rumor-based. There’s been talk of Penn State players being allowed to transfer elsewhere without losing eligibility, but there’s no substance to such reports as of Friday. Sandusky is charged with eight counts of sex-abuse with a minor, and is currently free on bail. |
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