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Penn State Continues to Pay for Abuse Cover Up Scandal

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November 3, 2016 at 10:29pm
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Penn State just got hit with another fine for again failing to comply with laws that require universities to notify students and teachers that a suspected offender (former assistant football coach at Pennsylvania State University, Jerry Sandusky) had been given "unfettered access" to university facilities, and a crime had taken place that could endanger / pose a threat to the campus community.  

In all, the review found eleven serious instances of non-compliance, including the fact that even after sufficient, damning evidence was provided that indeed an offender was roaming the campus, said offender was given unrestricted access to campus facilities.  Basically they knew Sandusky doing the unspeakable and did nothing to restrict his access to campus, nor did they alert the campus community as is required:

According to the findings, Penn State “did not issue an emergency notification to its students and employees after Penn State’s senior officials learned of the forthcoming forcible sex offense and child sex abuse charges against Sandusky.”

The letter said that the department’s review team determined that “even prior to the Sandusky indictment, the University had significant evidence that Sandusky posed a danger to the campus community but continued to provide him unfettered access to the campus buildings and facilities.”

The result is a 2.4 million dollar fine by the Education Department.  

The Education Department Thursday announced a $2.4 million fine against Penn State University for its handling of assistant coach and convicted sexual abuser Jerry Sandusky — the largest fine ever assessed under the Clery Act.

The penalty follows 11 "serious" findings of noncompliance related to the handling of Sandusky's crimes and the university's "longstanding failure to comply with federal requirements on campus safety and substance abuse," the department said.

Under the Clery Act, colleges and universities are required to disclose the number of criminal offenses on campus that are reported each year. In addition, in certain cases, the institution must issue a timely warning if a reported crime represents a threat to the campus community.

As a point of reference, for those of you who don't know:

Sandusky was convicted in 2012 of sexual abuse of 10 boys and is serving a lengthy state prison sentence. Head Coach Joe Paterno, Sandusky's supervisor, was fired. Paterno died of lung cancer in January 2012.

Although Penn State has already weathered a barrage of fines and penalties for the cover up of this act on their campus, there continue to be open investigations:

A related Education Department Office for Civil Rights investigation of Penn State remains open.

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