Jerry Sandusky

UM says it alerted AG's office about swim coach's abuse of girl

2013-05-25 06:44:00

The University of Maryland says it alerted the state attorney general nearly 25 years ago that the school's head swimming coach had acknowledged sexually abusing a girl at his private club, but he was not charged until last year. Rick Curl, founder of...

No tears here as NBC finally puts 'Rock Center' out of its journalistic misery

2013-05-10 14:19:00

You will find no tears here for the cancellation of Brian Williams' "Rock Center," which was first reported Friday by the New York Times. It was one of the sorriest excuses for a newsmagazine that I have seen in 30 years of reporting on network...

Ripken foundation hosts summit on preventing abuse of child athletes

2013-03-19 16:33:00

— As Cal Ripken Jr. watched the news unfold of the sexual abuse committed by Jerry Sandusky at Penn State University, he decided to take on the chief question before the sporting community: "What can we do to make kids safer?" The Orioles Hall...

Enough of Sandusky, Paterno and Penn State

2013-03-29 05:15:00

It is horrifying to open a newspaper and see Jerry Sandusky again ("Sandusky: Paterno wouldn't allow pedophile," March 26). Just when you thought the Penn State sexual abuse scandal was over, Mr. Sandusky is giving interviews to a crazed documentary...

Former Colt Joe Ehrmann to speak at child sex abuse summit

2013-03-18 14:08:00

He was a bearded, Bunyanesque defensive tackle whose rugged play helped the Baltimore Colts to three straight division championships in the 1970s. But Tuesday, when Joe Ehrmann addresses a national gathering convened to deal with the problem of child...

CNN's Tapper says he aims coverage beyond politics

2013-03-15 14:34:00

Jake Tapper's new show on CNN, "The Lead," is premiering at a time when cable TV keeps moving further down the road of partisan news presentation. But ask him about it, and there's no waffling. "I am not a partisan, and I am a journalist — not...

Chris Cuomo leaves ABC for morning job at CNN

2013-01-29 08:12:00

Chris Cuomo is leaving ABC to join CNN, where he will have a "major role in a new CNN morning show," the cable channel announced Tuesday. Cuomo, who has served as co-anchor of "20/20" and chief law and justice correspondent for ABC, will also anchor and...

What was the No. 1 sports story of 2012?

2012-12-30 21:39:00

Look toward London Iliana Lim�n Romero Orlando Sentinel The London Olympics delivered the most compelling storylines of 2012. Gabby Douglas was not considered a contender for the women's gymnastics all-around gold medal at the beginning of the year,...

Uncovering the abusers

2012-11-27 12:47:00

The case of John Merzbacher, the former South Baltimore Catholic middle school teacher who turned out to be a serial child sexual abuser, represents a terrible tragedy of child abuse fostered by too many others willing to turn a blind eye. But if his...

Will Spanier be found guilty in PSU case?

2012-11-04 15:25:20

We don't have the facts David Wharton Los Angeles Times Former Penn State President Graham Spanier's indictment gets to the heart of what critics of big-time college sports have said for years: University presidents need to take more responsibility for...

Kevin Clash, voice of Elmo, leaves 'Sesame Street' following underage sex accusations

2012-11-12 15:31:00

Kevin Clash, the voice of Elmo on "Sesame Street," is taking a leave of absence from the show in the aftermath of allegations that he had sex with an underage boy, which surfaced Monday on the website TMZ. The Baltimore-born Clash has vehemently denied...

'Perversion files' reveal local failure in Boy Scouts

2012-10-19 19:16:57

Among the thousands of "perversion files" kept by the Boy Scouts of America is a Maryland-based illustration of the system's failure. Five years after an Allegany County teacher pleaded guilty to 10 sex offenses involving 12- and 13-year-old boys in...

Convicted child molester and former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky leaves a hearing at the Centre County Courthouse in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania. Sandusky's lawyers argued that he deserves a new trial because they didn't have enough time to prepare his defense.

2013-01-10 00:00:00

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett speaks at a news conference Wednesday in State College, Pa.

2013-01-03 13:25:00

Penn State former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky in the car following his conviction on 45 of 48 counts in his child sex abuse case at the Centre County Courthouse.

2012-12-06 08:56:02