With Day 2 of the Jerry Sandusky trial set to begin -- you can get caught up on Day 1 in our one-liners here -- another report has surfaced that, unfortunately, gives possible context as to why it took as long as it did for Sandusky to be tried for the allegations against him.
KDKA in Pittsburgh reports this morning that Gary Schultz, the former Penn State Vice President for Business and Finance, had what appears to be a “secret file” containing sexual abuse allegations regarding Sandusky. The documents were obtained by KDKA via the Attorney General’s Office. From the report:“Only recently was the commonwealth provided with a file containing documents relating to incidents involving Sandusky,” a statement from the Attorney General’s office says. “The file was created, maintained and possessed by Schultz. Documents in that file are inconsistent with statements by Schultz and his co-defendant, Curley, to the Grand Jury.
“Also, the commonwealth has come into possession of computer data (again, subpoenaed long ago but not received from PSU until after the charges had been filed in this case) in the form of e-mails between Schultz, Curley and others that contradict their testimony before the Grand Jury.”
Sources close to the investigation confirm both e-mails in the file kept by Schultz as well as e-mails found in computer data indicate high-ranking Penn State officials, including Spanier, Schultz and former athletic director Tim Curley, knew about an alleged sexual assault that took place in the Penn State locker room shower.
Those documents filed by the Attorney General’s office late Monday indicate Schultz told so many lies in his Grand Jury testimony that it was impossible to respond to each and every one of them.
Yesterday, NBC News reported that email exchanges from 2001 between Schultz (pictured, left) and former PSU president Graham Spanier allegedly showed the two thought it would be “humane” to Sandusky to not involve authorities regarding allegations against him. Penn State has maintained that all emails relevant to the case have been turned over.
“The University has responded to several subpoenas and gathered documents from many sources across the institution,” PSU spokesman Dave La Torre said in a statement. “As soon as any relevant documents were discovered, the University immediately provided them to the office of the Attorney General and the Freeh Group.
“Out of respect for the ongoing legal process, the University cannot discuss specific information as it pertains to these issues.”
Schultz, along with athletic director Tim Curley, is facing perjury charges. He stepped down from his position last fall in the wake of the Sandusky scandal.