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HARRISBURG, PA (November 13, 2012) —The Dauphin County Court Administrator’s Office announced today that the preliminary hearing on recently-filed charges against Timothy M. Curley, Gary C. Schultz, and Graham B. Spanier has been scheduled for Thursday, December 13, 2012, at 9:00 a.m., in Courtroom 1 of the Dauphin County Courthouse, Harrisburg, PA. Magisterial District Judge William C. Wenner will preside. If necessary, the hearing will continue on Friday, December 14, 2012. All three defendants were administrators at The Pennsylvania State University. Curley, former athletic director; Schultz, retired senior vice president; and Spanier, former president, are charged with perjury, endangering welfare of children, obstructing administration of law, failure to report, and criminal conspiracy related to sexual assault allegations against former PSU defensive coach Jerry Sandusky. Information on seating availability will be forthcoming and posted on the website. Update...

Pennsylvania Attorney General Linda Kelly says former Penn State President Graham Spanier, athletic director Tim Curley and retired vice president for finance and business Gary Schulz were involved in a "conspiracy of silence" regarding the then-allegations against Jerry Sandusky. "This is not a mistake, an oversight or a misjudgment. This was a conspiracy of silence by top officials at Penn State, working to actively conceal the truth, with total disregard to the suffering of children," Kelly said. You can read Kelly's news release and the grand jury presentment here . The university released the following statement on its website: Penn State officials today (Nov. 1) learned of the charges announced at a press conference held by Pennsylvania Attorney General Linda Kelly against former University president Graham Spanier, and of additional charges brought against former Athletic Director Tim Curley and former University administrator Gary Schultz, in rel...

News Conference at 1 p.m. Today HARRISBURG - Attorney General Linda Kelly and Pennsylvania State Police Commissioner Frank Noonan announced that criminal charges have been filed against three Centre County men as the result of an extensive and wide-reaching grand jury investigation into reports of the sexual abuse of children. The defendants include: Gerald Arthur "Jerry" Sandusky, age 67, of 130 Grandview Road, State College, former Defensive Coordinator for the Penn State University football team and founder of The Second Mile, a charitable organization that operates programs for young people. Timothy Mark Curley, age 57, of 201 Meadowlark Lane, Boalsburg, the Director of Athletics for Penn State University. Gary Charles Schultz, age 62, of 636 Rosslyn Road, Boalsburg, Senior Vice President for Finance and Business at Penn State University, a position that includes oversight of the Penn State University Police Department. "This is a case about a sexual predator who us...