Penn State Public Relations Disaster
In November of 2011, Penn State and their football program experienced one of the biggest public relations disasters in recent memory. This happened as a result of the once renowned football assistant coach, Jerry Sandusky’s sexual assault of as many as eight underage boys on or near university property. Sandusky was indicted on 52 count counts of child molestation that spanned from 1994 to 2009. The school and football program were also alleged to have covered up the incident. An independent investigation commissioned by Penn State and conducted by former FBI director Louis Freeh stated that university president Graham Spanier, Joe Paterno, and university vice president Gary Schultz had been aware about
In November of 2011, Penn State and their football program experienced one of the biggest public relations disasters in recent memory. This happened as a result of the once renowned football assistant coach, Jerry Sandusky’s sexual assault of as many as eight underage boys on or near university property. Sandusky was indicted on 52 count counts of child molestation that spanned from 1994 to 2009. The school and football program were also alleged to have covered up the incident. An independent investigation commissioned by Penn State and conducted by former FBI director Louis Freeh stated that university president Graham Spanier, Joe Paterno, and university vice president Gary Schultz had been aware about