BELLEFONTE, Pa. -- Penn State's former general counsel testified Tuesday that several days before two high-ranking administrators were charged over their handling of the Jerry Sandusky child molestation scandal, the school's then-president let the men's defense lawyers review and suggest changes to a statement he later issued that voiced his full support for them.
Cynthia Baldwin told jurors about email exchanges that ensued with defense attorneys Tom Farrell and Caroline Roberto shortly before their clients were charged with perjury, failure to properly report suspected abuse and other offenses in November 2011.
Baldwin said someone at the attorney general's office had told her the charges were coming against Gary Schultz, then the school's vice president for business and finance, and Tom Curley, then the athletic director.