Vanderbilt Television News Archive

(Studio: Soledad O'Brien) Breaking news on the crimes of former Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky, who was just convicted of the child abuse of boys, reviewed; details given about what was told to various Penn State officials about Sandusky's behavior.

(Studio: Susan Candiotti) A CNN investigation into what Penn State knew and when they knew it based on e-mails between President Graham Spanier, vice president Gary Schultz†† and athletic director Tim Curley†† about the 2001 shower incident where an assistant, Mike McQueary, saw Sandusky abusing a boy reviewed; several e-mails about what to do about the Sandusky situation leading to no reports to outside agencies quoted. What the attorneys for Curley and Schultz and a spokesman for Joe Paterno's family are saying about the e-mails with a statement quoted, the possible inconsistencies revealed by the e-mails and the multiple investigations underway discussed.

(Studio: Soledad O'Brien) Live discussion held with victim number 5 attorney Tom Kline about the Penn State e-mails. [KLINE - expresses shock about the content of the e-mails: there seems to be reckless conduct in not reporting a known sexual predator; assesses the meaning of the e-mail exchanges: Penn State officials made a collaborative decision in their "coded" exchanges that indicate conspiracy; notes Penn State is civilly libel.]