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The football department said that Paterno will be at the helm of the team as it plays Nebraska this Saturady. A board member told ABCNews.com that the news of Paterno being forced out "sounds like a crazy report," but that she had no first hand knowledge of the meetings taking place.
Both Paterno and Spanier were said by authorities to have been told of allegations of sexual abuse of children by assistant football coach Gerald "Jerry" Sandusky. Two other university officials-- athletic director Tim Curly and Vice President of Finance Gary Shultz--have been charged with failing to report the crimes and lying to a grand jury during an investigation.
Paterno released a statement Sunday saying he "did what (he) was supposed to do" by reporting the incident only to his supervisor, Curly.
Curly and his supervisor, Shultz, did not report the incident to police. They then told Spanier that Sandusky had been seen acting inappropriately with a boy in the showers and had therefore restricted his access to campus grounds. Spanier approved, and did not contact the police.
Though Paterno and Spanier have not been charged, student groups, local newspapers, and sports fans have called for both men to step down. Neither Paterno nor Spanier has announced plans to do.
The allegations against Sandusky include eight named victims who have testified that Sandusky befriended them through the charitable organization he founded, The Second Mile,moncler sale, a group home and outreach program for troubled boys. Sandusky allegedly tried to mentor the boys,ティンバーランド専門店, plied them with gifts,ティンバーランド 新作, trips to sporting events, and access to the Penn State football facilities, and then sexually assaulted them.
The Times report came as Paterno and university president Graham Spanier both cancelled public appearances today in the wake of the devastating sex abuse scandal that has triggered calls for their resignations.
The comments were in response to a New York Times story that cited two anonymous sources claiming that the board of trustees had made a decision to remove Paterno from his position "within days or weeks."
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The university said the cancellation was due to the "on-going legal circumstances centered around the recent allegations and charges,財布 グッチ メンズ," and would not be rescheduled.
Calls for Paterno to QuitUnder Pennsylvania state law, only Curly and Shultz were responsible for contacting the police to report the incident, according to the attorney general.
Joe Paterno Will Coach Nittany Lions on Saturday Paterno, the winningest football coach in Division I history, abruptly canceled his weekly news conference just an hour and a half before it was scheduled to take place in State College, Pa. Paterno had said as recently as Monday that he would hold the weekly news conference as usual.
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Representatives from the public information office, board of trustees, and football department all denied being told anything that pointed to Paterno being removed from the head coach position, which he's held for 46 years.
Penn State officials said today they had no knowledge that iconic football coach Joe Paterno is getting the boot, despite a report that the school's board of trustees is pushing him out.
In 2002, graduate assistant coach Mike McQueary allegedly saw Sandusky in the shower of the football team's locker rooms sexually assaulting a young boy of about 10. McQueary told Paterno what he saw, and rather than tell the police, Paterno reported the information to his boss, Curly, and then never spoke of the incident again, according to a grand jury presentment.
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The chairman of the board, Steve Garban, was unable to take phone calls and had meetings scheduled all day,ティンバーランド トレッキングシューズ, according to his family.
The news of Paterno's news conference cancellation came shortly after Spanier announced that he was backing out of an honorary dinner on Wednesday at which he and his wife would be recognized for their contributions to the Penn State community.
Sandusky had coached at Penn State for 23 years, and served as the defensive coordinator before retiring in 1999. After his retirement, Sandusky continued to have full access to the school's grounds and an office in the football department, where he brought children from The Second Mile, according to the indictment.
Paterno today would have faced questions for the first time in public of why he did not report the allegations to police.
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