Prosecutors: Ex-PSU officials should still be tried for child endangerment
Court filings made public Wednesday outline state prosecutors' arguments to proceed with criminal charges against three former Pennsylvania State University administrators for failing to report Jerry Sandusky's sexual abuse of children.
Superior Court in January threw out the most serious charges against ex-president Graham B. Spanier, former vice president Gary Schultz, and former athletic director Tim Curley - perjury, obstruction of justice, and conspiracy.
But prosecutors last week argued that the men can still be tried on charges of child endangerment, failure to report suspected child abuse, and conspiracy to endanger the welfare of children.
Lawyers for the men had asked that the remaining charges be dismissed because the statute of limitations had expired, and argued that the mandatory reporting requirements did not apply to them.
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