Child abuse
This photo provided by the Alachua (Fla.) County Jail show Jalen Kitna. Florida backup quarterback Jalen Kitna, the son of retired NFL quarterback Jon Kitna, was arrested Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022 and charged with two counts of distribution of child exploitation material and three counts of possession of child pornography. (Alachua County Jail via AP)
Florida QB Kitna arrested on child pornography charges

By Mark Long Nov. 30, 2022 05:35 PM EST

FILE- Jon Vaughn, a former University of Michigan football player speaks in Ann Arbor, Mich., June 16, 2021. A financial payout for more than 1,000 people — mostly men — who say they were sexually assaulted by former University of Michigan sports doctor Robert Anderson is the latest multimillion-dollar settlement involving schools faced with sexual misconduct scandals. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)
Abuse victims see inequity in payouts at 2 Michigan schools

By Corey Willams And Mike Householder Jan. 21, 2022 07:19 PM EST

Michigan State AD Beekman to take on new role at school

Aug. 05, 2021 02:57 PM EDT
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The man hired by Michigan State to replace the school’s athletic director who retired following the sex abuse scandal involving...

FILE - This file photo, date and location not known, provided by the Bentley Historical Library at the University of Michigan, shows Dr. Robert E. Anderson. A report released Tuesday, May 11, 2021, says staff at the University of Michigan missed many opportunities to stop Anderson, who committed sexual misconduct against hundreds of patients over decades at the school. (Robert Kalmbach/Bentley Historical Library University of Michigan via AP, File)
Report on campus doctor raises flags about iconic coach

By Ed White And Mike Householder May. 12, 2021 02:59 PM EDT

This Tuesday, April 6, 2021 booking photo provided by the Austin, Texas, Police Department shows Luke Armstrong, son of cyclist Lance Armstrong, who has been charged with sexual assault stemming from a 2018 incident when he was 18 and the alleged victim was 16. (Austin Police Department via AP)
Lance Armstrong's son charged with sexual assault from 2018

Apr. 08, 2021 09:12 PM EDT

FILE - In this March 24, 2017, file photo, former Penn State president Graham Spanier walks from the Dauphin County Courthouse in Harrisburg, Pa. A federal appeals court on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020, reinstated Spanier's conviction for child endangerment over his handling of a report that former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky had sexually abused a boy in a football team shower. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
Ex-Penn St. president's Sandusky-related conviction restored

By Mark Scolforo Dec. 01, 2020 02:24 PM EST

FILE – This undated file photo shows a photo of Dr. Richard Strauss, an Ohio State University team doctor employed by the school from 1978 until his 1998 retirement. Ohio State University will pay $5.8 million to settle lawsuits by about two dozen more survivors over decades-old sexual abuse by now-deceased team doctor, Strauss, bringing the total settlements so far to $46.7 million for 185 survivors, the university announced Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020. (Ohio State University via AP, File)
Men abused by Ohio State doctor call for NCAA investigation

By Kantele Franko Oct. 14, 2020 04:40 PM EDT

File-This July 13, 2020, shows the statue of former Penn State University head football coach Joe Paterno outside Beaver Stadium. Though the statue has been taken down, Penn State and the family of Paterno announced Friday, Feb. 21, 2020, they had resolved “the outstanding issues” that divided them, eight years after he was fired after Jerry Sandusky's child molestation arrest. The university and Paterno's widow, Sue Paterno, both issued statements that Penn State had agreed to pay “certain of the Paterno family's expenses” and wished to move forward. The amount was not disclosed. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
Penn State settles 'outstanding issues' with Paterno family

Mark Scolforo Feb. 21, 2020 05:33 PM EST

Former Penn State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, center, arrives at the Centre County Courthouse to be resentenced Friday, Nov. 22, 2019, in Bellefonte, Pa. Sandusky was convicted of 45 counts of child sexual abuse in 2012 and sentenced to 30 to 60 years. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
The Latest: Sandusky resentenced to same prison term

Nov. 22, 2019 02:49 PM EST

Jerry Sandusky is resentenced to 30 to 60 years in prison, same as before, in Penn State child sex abuse case

Nov. 22, 2019 02:46 PM EST
BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) — Jerry Sandusky is resentenced to 30 to 60 years in prison, same as before, in Penn State child sex abuse case. ...

The wife of former Penn State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, Dottie Sandusky, leaves the Centre County Courthouse after attending a resentencing hearing on his 45-count child sexual abuse conviction Friday, Nov. 22, 2019. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Jerry Sandusky resentenced to 30 to 60 years, same as before

By Mark Scolforo Nov. 22, 2019 06:22 AM EST

Jerry Sandusky's resentencing is delayed for reasons unclear

Sep. 16, 2019 03:26 PM EDT
BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) — Jerry Sandusky's resentencing on a 45-count child sexual abuse conviction is on hold, and it's not clear when it will happen. ...

FILE - In this Oct. 29, 2015 file photo, former Penn State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, center, arrives at the Centre County Courthouse for a hearing about his appeal on his child sex-abuse conviction, in Bellefonte, Pa. Judge John Foradora ordered Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2019, Sandusky be taken to a central Pennsylvania courtroom in September for resentencing on his 45-count child sexual abuse conviction, six months after an appeals court ruled mandatory minimums had been improperly applied. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
Sandusky to be resentenced next month in molestation case

By Mark Scolforo Aug. 08, 2019 12:40 PM EDT

Wisconsin wide receiver Danny Davis testifies at the sexual assault trial of his former teammate, Quintez Cephus, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019 at the Dane County Courthouse in Madison, Wis. (Ed Treleven/Wisconsin State Journal via AP)
Wisconsin receiver testifies in trial of former teammate

Aug. 01, 2019 05:12 PM EDT

FILE - In this Aug. 23, 2018, file photo, University of Wisconsin wide receiver Quintez Cephus, right, walks with his attorneys Kathleen Stalling, left, and Stephen Meyer after appearing in court in Madison, Wis. The trial of Cephus has begun with a woman testifying that Cephus raped her in his apartment. The 21-year-old Cephus is charged with second- and third-degree sexual assault after two 18-year-old women reported to police that he had assaulted them on the same night in April 2018. Cephus argues the sex was consensual and arranged by one of the women. (Ed Treleven/Wisconsin State Journal via AP, File)
Woman tells jury ex-UW football player raped her in his home

Jul. 30, 2019 03:29 PM EDT

FILE - In this Aug. 12, 2016 file photo, former Penn State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky arrives at the Centre County Courthouse in Bellefonte, Pa. Sandusky isn't getting a fresh chance to argue in state court he should get a new trial, seven years after he was convicted of molesting 10 boys. Pennsylvania's Supreme Court on Wednesday, July 24, 2019 turned down the 75-year-old's request it review a Superior Court decision earlier this year that rejected most of Sandusky's arguments. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
Pennsylvania high court declines to review Sandusky decision

By Mark Scolforo Jul. 24, 2019 03:43 PM EDT

Pennsylvania's attorney general, Josh Shapiro, listens to a question at a news conference in his office's headquarters, Wednesday, May 1, 2019 in Harrisburg, Pa. Shapiro announced that his office will appeal a federal judge's decision to vacate the child-endangerment conviction of former Penn State President Graham Spanier. (AP Photo/Marc Levy)
Former Penn State president richly paid as he fought charges

By Mark Scolforo May. 01, 2019 05:38 PM EDT

FILE - In this Nov. 2, 2011 file photo a sign for The Second Mile charity is seen outside the organization's headquarters in State College, Pa. Penn State stands to collect hundreds of thousands of dollars from the defunct charity for children founded by Jerry Sandusky to settle claims that were never fleshed out in a civil lawsuit. (AP Photo/Genaro C. Armas)
Penn State to collect $733K from Sandusky's defunct charity

By Mark Scolforo Mar. 20, 2019 01:39 PM EDT

In this Sept. 8, 2018 photo, Nebraska running back Maurice Washington warms up before an NCAA college football game against Colorado, in Lincoln, Neb. California authorities have filed criminal charges against Nebraska's Washington. He is suspected of possessing a video of his underage high school girlfriend being sexually assaulted by two other people and sending that video to the girl less than a year ago. The university athletic department said it was aware of the situation and Washington's attorney said his client would cooperate with authorities. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
Nebraska RB Washington faces charges tied to assault video

By Eric Olson Feb. 11, 2019 06:40 PM EST

FILE - In this Oct. 29, 2015, file photo, former Penn State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky arrives for an appeal hearing at the Centre County Courthouse in Bellefonte, Pa. Sandusky lost a bid for a new trial Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019, but a Pennsylvania appeals court ordered him to be re-sentenced for a 45-count child molestation conviction. Superior Court on Tuesday said Sandusky was improperly sentenced using mandatory minimums. The 75-year-old former Penn State assistant football coach was sentenced in 2012 to 30 to 60 years in state prison for sexual abuse of 10 boys. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
Ex-Penn State assistant coach Sandusky gets new sentencing

By Mark Scolforo Feb. 05, 2019 03:25 PM EST