Ex-Penn State President Cover-Up Charges Stem From E-Mail Trail

Charges against ex-Pennsylvania State University President Graham Spanier stem from a cache of evidence uncovered by prosecutors this year that include e-mails linking him to a conspiracy to cover up the Jerry Sandusky child sex-abuse scandal, according to a grand jury report.

Spanier, who was fired by Penn State last year after Sandusky’s arrest, is charged with five counts including endangering the welfare of a child, state Attorney General Linda Kelly said yesterday. Additional counts were also brought against two former university officials who had previously been charged, she said.