PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- The charity for troubled youths started by Jerry Sandusky more than three decades ago - and through which the retired Penn State assistant football coach met the boys he is charged with sexually abusing - said Friday it is seeking court approval to shut down and transfer its programs to a Texas-based youth ministry that serves abused and neglected children. The Second Mile said it has been financially crippled by the child-sex abuse scandal involving its founder and onetime public face and concluded after a six-month internal review that it had no other option but to close. The State College-based charity began the legal process of dissolving itself Friday, submitting a plan to Centre County Court that would transfer its programs and ... Continue reading →
OLD FORGE - In his first public comments since scandal engulfed his department, suspended Old Forge Police Chief Larry Semenza said Tuesday he will fight allegations in court that he sexually assaulted a 15-year-old girl between 2004 and 2007."I believe in the system," a tearful Chief Semenza said in a brief conversation with a Times-Tribune reporter on the front porch of his Sussex Street home.Chief Semenza, arrested last week by the state police and charged with sexual assault and related charges, said he is looking forward to "my day in court." He then choked up, saying, "It is what it is."He said all further questions should be addressed to his attorney, David Solfanelli, before quietly closing the front door. Contacted by phone, Mr. Solfanelli said ... Continue reading →
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