A judge on Friday sentenced three former Pennsylvania State University
officials, including a former president, to short jail terms followed
by home confinement for their roles in the child molestation scandal
that rocked the university.
In March, a jury found Graham B. Spanier,
the former president, guilty of one misdemeanor count of endangering
the welfare of a child, and not guilty of two other charges. His lawyers
have said he will appeal the conviction, and they argued for a sentence
of probation rather than jail time.