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The Penn St. Nittany Lions scandal surrounding former coach Jerry Sandusky, who's been charged by a grand jury with dozens of counts of sex crimes against eight children, has already gotten politicians involved. Pennsylvania state senator Jeffrey Piccola is calling for Penn State University's board of trustees to investigate the failings of athletic director Tim Curley and university senior vice president Gary Schultz to report the crime to law enforcement.

"This is a major blemish on the reputation of Penn State University. This makes recruiting violations look like small potatoes," said Piccola, R-Dauphin County.

Curley was informed in 2002 by football coach Joe Paterno of an alleged sexual assault in Penn State's football showers days earlier. Schultz also knew of a 1998 university investigation into another alleged incident similar to that one. Both times, Penn State officials dismissed the allegations without informing authorities beyond campus walls.  

For more on the Nittany Lions, visit Penn State blog Black Shoe Diaries.