My post on the potential civil lawsuits arising from the Jerry Sandusky molestation scandal at PSU still generates a fair amount of traffic, mostly from people looking for updates on the latest legal developments. If the internet asks, it shall receive.
There have been four major developments relating to the case:
- A preliminary hearing for the criminal charges against Tim Curley and Gary Schultz;
- The filing of another civil lawsuit against Sandusky, Penn State, and The Second Mile;
- The filing of a declaratory judgment action by Federal Insurance Company of New Jersey, the insurance company for The Second Mile, to obtain a court order relieving it of any duty to defend or to indemnify Sandusky for the sexual abuse claims against him; and,
- The disclosure of multiple allegations of child molestation against longtime Philadelphia Daily News sportswriter Bill Conlin, allegations involving conduct from decades ago, apparently spurned in part by the Sandusky indictment. (This development is legally connected to the Sandusky indictment because of the statute of limitations, as explained below).
Let’s consider them bit by bit.Continue Reading Sandusky Civil Law Update: Insurance, New Lawsuit, and the Preliminary Hearing