Remembering the top Penn State stories of the last decade: Scandal, successes, championships, and more ... Sandusky scandal leads to a changing of the guard. [56], On November 4, 2011, state attorney general Linda L. Kelly indicted Sandusky on forty counts of sex crimes against young boys following a three-year investigation. “Based on some student-athletes’ concerns, there’s a review that has been turned over to our ethics and compliance office that is not completed yet.”. [96], Under Pennsylvania law of the time, any state employee who learned about suspected child abuse was required to report the incident to his immediate supervisor. A $60 million fine, the proceeds of which were to go toward an endowment for preventing child abuse. [218][219], On November 10, a group of Penn State alumni set up and announced ProudPSUforRAINN,[220] a fundraiser for the anti-sexual violence network RAINN with a goal of $500,000, which was exceeded by July 10, 2012. Bradley and Schiano denied the allegations. [59], Schultz and Curley, who had been found to be not credible by the grand jury, were charged with perjury and failure to report suspected child abuse. Dottie testified when it was still uncertain whether Sandusky would testify. [79] Sentencing was scheduled for October 9, 2012. [228][232] Emmert himself said that Freeh's investigation was far more exhaustive than any that would have been mounted by the NCAA. [208] Erickson said the statue had become "a source of division and an obstacle to healing" but made a distinction between it and the Paterno Library, also on campus. [302], On August 15, 2012, Penn State's regional accreditation was put on "warning" status due to the Sandusky scandal. The NCAA said it has sent Michigan State a letter of inquiry about potential rules violations. Barbour was not pleased with how both situations played out in the media. The institution’s governing board, however, issued a unanimous statement of support for Ms. Simon on Friday. [279] Risk management expert Raymond Williams identified three incidents with some of the assistant coaches on the Penn State staff at the time, and three others that were reported to university officials; and whether the key officials should have had knowledge about child sex-assault allegations involving Sandusky in each of the six different cases dating to 1976. Former Penn State gymnast Shealyn Farley previously told PEOPLE that when the team returned to practice after Thanksgiving her freshman year, “the first thing Rachelle said to all of us was, ‘Wow, you guys look like you ate your way through break.’ Like we all got so fat in four days.