(AP) — The estate of former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno should have to turn over background details on a 2013 "critique" produced for his family in response to a university-commissioned report that criticized his handling of the Jerry Sandusky child sexual abuse scandal, college sports' governing body argued Friday.
The Freeh report, which concluded Joe Paterno and other high-ranking officials covered up complaints about Sandusky to avoid bad publicity, has been a lightning rod for criticism by those who feel its research methods were flawed and say it drew conclusions unsupported by the facts.
Sandusky was convicted later that year of 45 counts of child sexual abuse and is serving a 30- to 60-year prison sentence.
