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Buildings are seen on the campus of Pennsylvania State University in State College, Pennsylvania July 11, 2012. REUTERS/Eric Thayer

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Mon Jul 23, 2012 9:23am EDT

(Reuters) - The National Collegiate Athletic Association on Monday banned Penn State University from post-season bowl games for four years, fined the university $60 million and imposed other sanctions in an unprecedented punishment for its inaction when officials were alerted to child sex abuse by former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky.

At a news conference in Indianapolis, NCAA Mark Emmert said Penn State football scholarships would be reduced to 15 from 25 and team wins would be vacated from 1998-2011.

The governing body for U.S. college sports opted not to levy the so-called "death penalty" that would eliminate an entire season or more for the scandal-scarred football program.

In June, Sandusky was convicted of sexually abusing 10 boys over 15 years. This month, former FBI director Louis Freeh released a report that criticized longtime head football coach Joe Paterno for his role in protecting Sandusky, and the school's image, at the expense of Sandusky's young victims.

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Comments (11)
sidevalve wrote:
so that is the penalty for covering up years of anal rape? Other colleges have had worse done to them for alot less than rape…

Jul 23, 2012 9:32am EDT  --  Report as abuse
jane33w wrote:
Excuse me, but Penn State wasn’t alerted by Jerry Sandusky about anything. Contrary to your headline.

Jul 23, 2012 9:33am EDT  --  Report as abuse
jane33w wrote:
Excuse me, but Penn State wasn’t alerted by Jerry Sandusky about anything. Contrary to your headline.

Jul 23, 2012 9:33am EDT  --  Report as abuse
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